The Hon. Mrs. Gray

c. 1785/1790

Daniel Gardner

Associated Names
Daniel Gardner

Painter, British, 1750 - 1805

The image shows a painting of a woman who is depicted from the waist up. She is positioned sitting or leaning to one side, with her head turned and gazing to her left. Her facial features include red lips and dark eyebrows. Her hair is light brown or perhaps gray, styled in loose waves that frame her face. The woman is wearing a light-colored dress with a deep neckline adorned with lace, and a belt cinching the waist. She holds a small bunch of flowers with red petals close to her neck, and there is a red ribbon around her wrist. The background is dark and abstract, with hints of greenery or foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 76 x 63.5 cm (29 15/16 x 25 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.73

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philip Longmore [1799-1879], Stevenage, Hertfordshire. (Wallis & Son, London); sold 1893 to Peter A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1915

  • Roberts, William. Pictures in the Collection of P.A.B. Widener at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: British and Modern French Schools, Philadelphia, 1915: unpaginated, repro., as by Sir Joshua Reynolds

1923

  • Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1923: unpaginated, repro.

1931

  • Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1931: 10, repro.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 6, as by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

1948

  • Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 82, repro., as by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 114, as by Reynolds.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 101, repro., as by Reynolds.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 304, repro., as Follower of Reynolds.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 350, repro., as by Follower of Reynolds.

1992

  • Hayes, John. British Paintings of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 109-110, repro. 109.

Wikidata ID

Q20179328

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