71/1979
Collection
Paintings, Prints and Drawings
Brief description
Portrait of a woman seated in a domestic interior, oil on canvas, by Arthur Devis, c.1742, in a gilded neo-classical style frame with carved and moulded decoration.
Title
Portrait of a woman in an interior
Miss Elizabeth Hemyng
Miss Elizabeth Hemyng
Object name
painting
oil painting
oil painting
Object number
71/1979
Location
On Display
Production person
Devis, Arthur (artist)
Production date
c.1742 (painted)
Production place
England (painted)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
oil paint
canvas
canvas
Technique
painted
gilded
gilded
Physical description
Oil painting on canvas framed in a carved gilt wooden picture frame.
Content description
The woman is wearing a robe of ivory coloured silk, woven with a brocade pattern of large flowers in gold thread, with a quilted petticoat underneath and a black bow on the bodice. She is also wearing a white cap, lace ruffles at her neck and sleeves and a fine muslin apron over the top of her dress. She holds a small round object in her hand, which may be thread for tatting or a pomander. She is seated on a chair with a vase-shaped splat and curved back rail, next to a round tripod table, upon which there are three books. A fireplace, with a landscape painting above, can be seen in the background on the right hand side of the picture. A blue and white porcelain ginger jar has been placed in the fireplace opening. The rest of the room is empty and only sketchily depicted but there is some suggestion of wall panelling with a lighter coloured skirting.
Dimensions
Height: 70cm
Width: 58cm
Height: 53cm
Width: 41cm
Width: 58cm
Height: 53cm
Width: 41cm
Website keywords
furniture
ornaments
pictures
wall treatments
fireplaces
images of living rooms
ornaments
pictures
wall treatments
fireplaces
images of living rooms
Label
Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Elizabeth Hemyng. Arthur Devis, c1738-1742. Oil on canvas.
Label text for 1745 Period Room (Room 3), Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Painting
The painting is a portrait of a woman in her best dress seated in a plain interior. The furniture she is shown with, the India-back chair, just visible behind her right shoulder, and the tripod table, were appropriate furnishings for a ‘polite’ way of living and helped to convey the woman’s status and values.
By Arthur Devis, oil on canvas with gilded frame, c1742
Elizabeth Hemyng. Arthur Devis, c1738-1742. Oil on canvas.
Label text for 1745 Period Room (Room 3), Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Painting
The painting is a portrait of a woman in her best dress seated in a plain interior. The furniture she is shown with, the India-back chair, just visible behind her right shoulder, and the tripod table, were appropriate furnishings for a ‘polite’ way of living and helped to convey the woman’s status and values.
By Arthur Devis, oil on canvas with gilded frame, c1742
Rights note
Painting is out of copyright.
The photograph is in copyright to the Museum of the Home
The photograph is in copyright to the Museum of the Home
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© Museum of the Home, London
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