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Francis Alleyne 1750 - 1815
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
Oil on Canvas
26 x 20 cm. (10.1/4 x 7.3/4 in.)
£2200
Notes

The clothing depicted in this portrait suggests a date of about 1788 to 1792, with a wide low necline of the gown filled with voluminous Kercheif. Her high-crowned, wide -brimmed hat with its large ribbon bow is particulalry fashionable for this period. With thanks to Dr Susan North from the V and A for her help in identifying the clothing. Francis Alleyne was a British portrait painter, usually on a small scale. He seems to have specialised in small, oval, three-quarter lengths, usually signed on the back, which look like middle class versions of Wheatley's more elegant small portraits.

Artist biography

Francis Alleyne was a British portrait painter, usually on a small scale. He seems to have specialised in small, oval, three-quarter lengths, usually signed on the back, which look like middle class versions of Wheatley's more elegant small portraits.