The Honorable Mrs. John Proby, Later Lady Carysfort (née Elizabeth Allen) / Francis Cotes
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.186
- Title
- The Honorable Mrs. John Proby, Later Lady Carysfort (née Elizabeth Allen)
- Artist
- Francis Cotes
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1726-1770
- Medium and Support
- pastel on paper, laid on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- 1751
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Greater London (metropolitan area)
- London (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Creation Place 4
- Greater London (metropolitan area)
- Creation Place 5
- London (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Signed and dated, l.l.: FCotes pxt. / 1751
- Dimensions
- 59.7 cm x 44.8 cm (23 1/2 in. x 17 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Physical Description
- This half-length pastel portrait depicts a woman looking directly out of the portrait with her body turned slightly toward her right. She wears an elaborate diaphanous collar with lace fringes that is tied at the neck with a pink ribbon and a dress made of luxurious fabrics. While the face of the sitter is smooth and idealized, her clothing is rendered with meticulous attention to detail and texture.
- Subject Matter
- In 1750 the sitter for this portrait had married John Proby, who in 1752 was created 1st Baron of Carysfort. This pastel is a copy of an identical work still in the Proby collection that accompanies similar portraits of John Proby and his two younger brothers.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 861 x 1063
- File Size
- 111 KB
- Record
- 1965/1.186
- Link to this Item
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"The Honorable Mrs. John Proby, Later Lady Carysfort (née Elizabeth Allen); Francis Cotes." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-1.186/1965_1.186.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.