Paintings
Lavinia (Bingham), Countess Spencer
- Date
- ca. 1787
- Accession number
- 26.107
- After
- after Joshua Reynolds(Opens in new tab) (British, 1723–1792)
- Sitter
- Sitter: Lavinia (Bingham), Countess Spencer(Opens in new tab) (British, 1762–1831)
- Dimensions
- canvas: 30 1/8 × 25 1/8 in. (76.5 × 63.8 cm.) frame: 41 × 36 1/4 × 4 in. (104.1 × 92.1 × 10.2 cm.)
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Description
- Seated nearly half-length, the body almost profile left, the face turned three-quarters to left front. Dark eyes, and curling, dark-brown hair falling on the shoulders. She wears a wide leghorn hat with blue riband, a white dimity gown with lace-trimmed color, a white scarf, and black sash. A crystal pendant on a chain lies over the scarf.
- Credit
- The Huntington
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
