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ANGELICA KAUFFMANN
Downshire, The
Marquis of,
East Hampstead.
the fainting lady. The golden sacrificial vessels
stand on the ground between the group of
females and the altar.
Scharf states that the composition is far superior
to, and much more effectively coloured than,
the companion picture, No. 85, but he is un-
certain respecting its actual subject. 2 ft. 2 in. x
5 ft. 4 in.
At one time at Grosvenor Square.
No. 88, see p. 46, in catalogue already alluded to.
Edward, twelfth Earl of Derby, with Lady Eliza-
beth Hamilton his first wife, and their infant
son, afterwards thirteenth Earl. Small half-
length figures, with their son, a naked child,
between them. The Earl, dressed in a Spanish
or fancy costume, of crimson slashed with white,
a falling Vandyke collar, and white stockings, is
seated towards the left, and lifting his right
hand for the chair to take hold of. Lady
Elizabeth, who was the only child of James,
sixth Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, attired
in blue, is seated looking towards the spectator,
holding the child with both hands on the end
of a sofa. The background consists of a some-
what circular wall and tall column, around which
a green drapery has been picturesquely arranged.
Two spaniels lie on the ground in the right-hand
corner.
“ The figures,” says Scharf, “ appear small and
separate, the divided action of the child destroys
all feeling of simplicity and unity.”
Signed in brown on the dark yellow pedestal of a
vase on the right side.
Small upright square 4 ft. 1 x 3 ft- 31-
No. 187, see p. 106, in catalogue as above. The
picture was a legacy from Lady Charlotte Hornby.
Exhibited Nat. Portrait Ex. 1867 (694).
Also a small picture of Angelica and the Muse of
Poetry, purchased from Agnews (4184).
This picture is now in London at Derby House.
He has two pictures (titles unknown).
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN
Downshire, The
Marquis of,
East Hampstead.
the fainting lady. The golden sacrificial vessels
stand on the ground between the group of
females and the altar.
Scharf states that the composition is far superior
to, and much more effectively coloured than,
the companion picture, No. 85, but he is un-
certain respecting its actual subject. 2 ft. 2 in. x
5 ft. 4 in.
At one time at Grosvenor Square.
No. 88, see p. 46, in catalogue already alluded to.
Edward, twelfth Earl of Derby, with Lady Eliza-
beth Hamilton his first wife, and their infant
son, afterwards thirteenth Earl. Small half-
length figures, with their son, a naked child,
between them. The Earl, dressed in a Spanish
or fancy costume, of crimson slashed with white,
a falling Vandyke collar, and white stockings, is
seated towards the left, and lifting his right
hand for the chair to take hold of. Lady
Elizabeth, who was the only child of James,
sixth Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, attired
in blue, is seated looking towards the spectator,
holding the child with both hands on the end
of a sofa. The background consists of a some-
what circular wall and tall column, around which
a green drapery has been picturesquely arranged.
Two spaniels lie on the ground in the right-hand
corner.
“ The figures,” says Scharf, “ appear small and
separate, the divided action of the child destroys
all feeling of simplicity and unity.”
Signed in brown on the dark yellow pedestal of a
vase on the right side.
Small upright square 4 ft. 1 x 3 ft- 31-
No. 187, see p. 106, in catalogue as above. The
picture was a legacy from Lady Charlotte Hornby.
Exhibited Nat. Portrait Ex. 1867 (694).
Also a small picture of Angelica and the Muse of
Poetry, purchased from Agnews (4184).
This picture is now in London at Derby House.
He has two pictures (titles unknown).