Lady Elizabeth Hamilton
1758
Artist, British, 1723 - 1792

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 117 x 84 cm (46 1/16 x 33 1/16 in.)
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Accession
1942.9.75
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Painted for the sitter's mother, Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon [1734-1790]; by descent through her second husband, John, 5th Duke of Argyll [1723-1806], to George, 8th Duke of Argyll [1723-1806]; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 17 March 1855, no. 91); bought by the King for Welbore Ellis, 2nd Earl of Normanton [1778-1868], Somerley, Hampshire; by descent to Sidney, 4th Earl of Normanton [1865-1933];[1] sold 22 March 1909 to (Thos. Agnew & Sons, London); sold the same day to (Arthur J. Sulley & Co., London);[2] purchased 1909 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] The additional Dukes of Argyll and 3rd Earl of Normanton listed in the former owner table in NGA's collection database are per The Getty Provenance Index, and NGA curatorial records.
[2] Agnew stock books, recorded by The Getty Provenance Index.
Associated Names
- Hamilton and Brandon, Elizabeth, Duchess of
- Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, John
- Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, George William
- Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, John Douglas
- Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, George Douglas
- King
- Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.
- Agar, 2nd Earl of Normanton, Welbore Ellis
- Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton, James Charles H.W.E.
- Agar, 4th Earl of Normanton, Sidney James
- Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd.
- Arthur J. Sulley & Co.
- Widener, Peter Arrell Brown
- Widener, Joseph E.
Exhibition History
1882
Works by the Old Masters, and by Deceased Masters of the British School. Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1882, no. 33.
Bibliography
1865
Leslie, Charles Robert and Tom Taylor. Life and Times of Sir Joshua Reynolds. 2 vols. London, 1865: 1:161.
1899
Graves, Algernon and William Vine Cronin. A History of the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds. 4 vols. London, 1899-1901: 1:repro. opp. 224; 2:422-423.
1900
Armstrong, Sir Walter. Sir Joshua Reynolds. London, 1900: 210.
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.
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: 174, repro.
1941
Waterhouse, Sir Ellis. Reynolds. London, 1941: 11, 43-44, pl. 43.
1948
Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 81, repro., as Lady Betty Hamilton.
1963
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 319, repro., as Lady Betty Hamilton.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 114, as Lady Betty Hamilton.
1966
Roberts, Keith. Reynolds. (The Masters series, no. 31.) Paulton, Near Bristol, London, 1966: pl. 3.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 101, repro., as Lady Betty Hamilton.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 304, repro.
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1975: no. 503, color repro.
1979
Watson, Ross. The National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1979: 92, pl. 80.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 361, no. 501, color repro., as Lady Betty Hamilton.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 349, repro.
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: 210-212, repro. 211.
Wikidata ID
Q20178165