Louisa, Lady Clarges

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
18th century
Height:
126.0 cm  (49 5/8 in.)
Width:
100.5 cm  (39 9/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Victoria Art Gallery (Bath, England)
    [Museum inv. no.: BATVG : P : 1988.2]

Description

Gainsborough played the harp himself and always took care to paint musical instruments accurately. 'The sportive, heedless, happy, and when she chose it, captivating Lady Clarges', is Fanny Burney’s description of the sitter. Lady Clarges was an accomplished singer and harpist. She owned several harps and made regular trips to Italy to pursue her musical interests. She and her husband, Sir Thomas, promoted outstanding foreign musicians in England.

People as subjects

Clarges, Lady (1760-1809) (Musician portrait)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 2

RIdIM record id

5541

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