Mary Beale
Portrait of a lady in a blue dress, 1670s
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (127 x 10.2 cm)
Philip Mould & Co.
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com This portrait of an unknown sitter displays a particularly opulent treatment of drapery, suggesting the sheen of the rich satin or...
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This portrait of an unknown sitter displays a particularly opulent treatment of drapery, suggesting the sheen of the rich satin or silk of the woman's gown, the stylised flowing 'nightgown' that was conventionally worn in portraiture over the more elaborate and less pictorially seductive daily dress of the period.