Lined with a newer stretcher. Old paper label in French on the stretcher on verso with names of the artist and sitter, Douchesse de Richmond.
A particularly fine portrait of a prominent figure at the Court of the Restoration of Charles II, known as "La Belle Stuart."
The standing duchess is dressed in a low cut deep pink satin gown with a fur stole over her left shoulder. She wears a pearl choker and drop earrings. Gold brooches set with pearls adorn the bodice and the sleeves of the gown. She grasps a bunch of white flowers in her left hand. A dark landscape is in the background at left.
43 1/2 x 38", stabilized surface
carved and gilt frame 49 1/2 x 41 1/2", some chips
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