Lot Essay
The sitter was the only daughter and heiress of Benedict Conquest and Irnham Hall, Co. Lincoln. She Married Harry 8th Lord of Arundell of Wardour in 1763
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Ernest G. Smith, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Maria Cristina, Lady Arundell of Wardour (1743-1813), wife of Henry 8th Lord Arundell, full-length, in Peeress's Robes, holding her Coronet in her right Hand, beneath a classical Arch
with inscription lower left 'Mary Conquest Wife of Henry 8th Lord Arundell,/sole Daur 8 Heiress of Benedict Conquest of Irnham/Co. Lincoln Esq/died 1813'
oil on canvas
93./18 x 58¼in. (236.5 x 148cm.)
Portrait of Maria Cristina, Lady Arundell of Wardour (1743-1813), wife of Henry 8th Lord Arundell, full-length, in Peeress's Robes, holding her Coronet in her right Hand, beneath a classical Arch
with inscription lower left 'Mary Conquest Wife of Henry 8th Lord Arundell,/sole Daur 8 Heiress of Benedict Conquest of Irnham/Co. Lincoln Esq/died 1813'
oil on canvas
93./18 x 58¼in. (236.5 x 148cm.)