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Portrait of Mary Gell (c. 1727-1791), half-length, in van Dyck costume, in a feigned oval
Details
George Knapton (London 1698-1778)
Portrait of Mary Gell (c. 1727-1791), half-length, in van Dyck costume, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'Knapton / pxt: 1752' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.3 cm.)
Portrait of Mary Gell (c. 1727-1791), half-length, in van Dyck costume, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'Knapton / pxt: 1752' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.3 cm.)
Provenance
(Probably) Gell family, Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, and by descent at Hopton to,
Philip Gell (1775-1842), and by descent to his daughter,
Isabella, wife of William Pole Thornhill, until 1863, when Hopton was inherited, under the terms of her father's will, by,
Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1829-1902), Radburne Hall, Derby, and by descent to his grandson,
Lt. Col. John Chandos-Pole (1909-1993) , Newnham Hall, Daventry, and by descent to the present owner.
Philip Gell (1775-1842), and by descent to his daughter,
Isabella, wife of William Pole Thornhill, until 1863, when Hopton was inherited, under the terms of her father's will, by,
Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1829-1902), Radburne Hall, Derby, and by descent to his grandson,
Lt. Col. John Chandos-Pole (1909-1993) , Newnham Hall, Daventry, and by descent to the present owner.