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The Duchess of Rutland is depicted wearing an unusual head-dress, which is still preserved at Belvoir Castle
Portrait of Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland, half-length
Details
Daniel Gardner (1750-1805)
Portrait of Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland, half-length
pencil, pastel and bodycolour, oval
11¾ x 9¾in. (29.8 x 24.7cm.)
Portrait of Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland, half-length
pencil, pastel and bodycolour, oval
11¾ x 9¾in. (29.8 x 24.7cm.)
Provenance
Mrs Harland-Peck
Exhibited
G.C.Williamson, Daniel Gardiner, London, 1921, illustrated facing p.60.
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