The Honorable Mrs. John Proby, Later Lady Carysfort (née Elizabeth Allen) / Francis Cotes

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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 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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861 x 1063
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Record
1965/1.186
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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.
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