Portrait of Lady Barrow
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2018.12.10.2.FA.PA.C1827.FRDescription
Watercolour and gouache in grisaille on paper painting portrait of Rosamond Hester Elizabeth Pennell Croker, later Lady Barrow (1809-1906). She married George BARROW when she was 22 and was later Lady Barrow. A favourite of George IV, she was rumoured to have been kissed by three kings.The original oil on canvas portrait was painted by Thomas LAWRENCE (English, 13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) in 1826. When exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1827, it was highly praised and often surround by admiring patrons. A year later Samuel COUSINS (English, 9 May 1801 – 7 May 1887) did a famous black and white print based on it.
Materials
Watercolor on paperGouache
Wood
Glass
Origin
circa 1827 FranceDimensions
Length : 35 cmHeight : 38.5 cm