Lady Holland (Lady Mary Fitzpatrick)

c. 1770

Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Associated Names
Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Artist, Irish, c. 1739 - 1808

The image depicts an oval portrait of a woman from the chest upwards. She is shown in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to the right. The woman has delicate facial features and a youthful appearance, with dark hair styled in an elaborate updo typical of 18th-century fashion. She wears a gown with a low neckline and some white lace peeking out, in a muted brownish color. The background features a softly blended gradient of earthy tones. There are no visible accessories in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel with touches of graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur L. Liebman

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.87.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Grosvenor Paine; Arthur Liebman [d. 1991], Lake Forest, IL; bequest 1992, to NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Neil Jeffares, "Hugh Douglas Hamilton." Dictionary of pastellists before 1800. London, 2006; online edition [http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Glain.pdf], accessed 10 April 2020: no. J.375.1482.

2015

  • Burns, Thea, and Phiippe Saunier. The Art of the Pastel. New York, 2015: 141.

Wikidata ID

Q64574770

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