English School c.1830

English School c.1830

Portrait of a lady, half-length, dressed in black dress with lace trim and a turban

Oil on canvas

91.7 x 71.4cm; 38.5 x 28in

Provenance:

From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)

A label on the reverse identifies the sitter as Elizabeth Bradridge Shepherd (1788-1876), wife of Dr George Vance 'by Gush'. William Gush (1813-1888) exhibited a portrait of Dr Vance at the Royal Academy in 1837 (no.421), although this sitter would appear younger than Elizabeth Shepherd would have been during this period.