Title
Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Caption
Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. The Countess of Dartmouth wears formal court dress with a low-necked, fur-trimmed, white satin dress decorated with a wealth of diamond jewellery in the form of stomachers and long and short necklaces. In her right hand she holds her coronet of rank. Reynolds uses a plain, dark background in which we can make out the back and arm of a large chair on the left and part of an architectural element on the right. The Countess’ delicate, very pale skin is comparable in tone to the trimming of her dress and her lace sleeves, which are almost the same colour. Her body and face, with its bright patches of rouge on the cheeks, are presented frontally and the Countess looks directly at the viewer with a slightly absent gaze.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM24A24_457
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
56,3Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,2in x 16,5in / 3968 x 4960 (300dpi)