PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH DIANA BOSVILLE, LADY MACDONALD
Creator(s): Francis Cotes (After)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
Identified as Elizabeth Diana Bosville of Yorkshire, married Sir Alexander MacDonald of Armadale. She is seen in three quarters length with her head forward and her body turned slightly to the left. Her right arm and hand are extended so that she can pluck a blossom from a tree. Her left hand holds her skirts above the ground. Her satin gown is light blue with lace edging at the neckline. She wears a flower in her hair. At the left is a tree and the arm rest of a bench.
- Object name:
- PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH DIANA BOSVILLE, LADY MACDONALD
- Made from:
- Oil on canvas
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- After 1766
- Size:
- 29.8 × 25 cm (11 3/4 × 9 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 51.16
- Class:
- PAINTING
- Signature marks:
- LABEL on back: Arthur Ackermann and Sons label with information on the painting; in pencil: UR 4778, UL 4350, VOGEL
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973