Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Kitty Clive (1711-1785), three-quarter-length, in a blue dress laced to the front with white underskirt, decorated with pearls

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Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Kitty Clive (1711-1785), three-quarter-length, in a blue dress laced to the front with white underskirt, decorated with pearls
oil on canvas
34 x 27¼ in. (86.3 x 69.2 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 November 1906, lot 90.
Edward Robinson Esq., Belfast.

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Lot Essay

Born Catherine Raftor, daughter of an Irish soldier, Kitty married George Clive, a barrister. They soon separated and Kitty went on to become a famous comic actor in David Garrick's company at Drury Lane Theatre. She also sang in performances for Handel, with whom she was friends. After 22 years of performing she retired to Strawberry Hill, where Horace Walpole provided her with a house, now known as Little Strawberry Hill.

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