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Isabella (Ingram) Seymour Conway, Viscountess Beauchamp, later Marchioness of Hertford

Type
Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date
ca. 1789
Accession number
24.31
Maker
John Hoppner(Opens in new tab) (British, 1758–1810)
Sitter
Sitter: Isabella (Ingram) Seymour Conway, Viscountess Beauchamp, later Marchioness of Hertford(Opens in new tab) (British, 1760–1834)
Dimensions
30 x 25 1/8 in. (76.2 x 63.8 cm.)
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
To the waist, full-face, the body slightly to the left front. Powdered hair, dressed full; wide straw hat, bound and trimmed with sky-blue ribbon; sky-blue silk gown with muslin fichu, and a posy of jasmine on her breast. A black silk, lace-trimmed mantle covers her shoulders. Her fawn-gloved hands are crossed over her waist, the right uppermost. Background of tree trunks and autumn foliage, with a glimpse of evening sky and distant trees low down on the left.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department
European Art
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View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
This portrait vividly conveys the bewitching beauty and charm that made Lady Beauchamp one of the most sought-after women of her day. The sitter is presented in an alluring and provocative manner, directly meeting the viewer’s eye as she gazes out seductively from the shadow of her hat brim. The large, floppy bow on her hat and the bottle of flowers tucked into her bodice direct attention to her face and breasts.

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