Mary (Palmer), Lady Beauchamp-Proctor
Maker
George Romney
(British, 1734-1802)
SitterSitter:
Mary (Palmer), Lady Beauchamp-Proctor
(British, 1760 - 1848)
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Dateca. 1782-1788 ?
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions94 5/8 x 58 1/2 in. (240.3 x 148.6 cm.)
DescriptionThis full-length portrait depicts Lady Beauchamp-Proctor (1760-1848) standing alone in a landscape and resting her right elbow on a sculptured pedestal covered with rose drapery.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextResting her head on her hand in a gesture of contemplation, Lady Beauchamp-Proctor leans on a pillar in a secluded grove, lost in melancholic thought. Romney’s success at glamorizing the introspective mood of a rural setting and associating it with deep thought made him a portrait painter highly sought-after by fashionable men and women.Status
On viewObject number26.86
John Hoppner
ca. 1789
Object number: 24.31
George Romney
1786-1792
Object number: 11.44
George Romney
1777
Object number: 78.20.35
Joshua Reynolds
ca.1774-1775
Object number: 23.62
