Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794)

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)

Artist/Maker

Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)

DatesMade: Made c. 1770

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 215 x 149 cm h x w x d: Ram 234 x 170 x 9 cm

Inventory numberNM 5893

AcqusitionGift 1966 Nationalmusei Vänner in Memory of Queen Louise

Other titlesTitle (sv): Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794) Title (en): Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794) Label (sv): Maria, Lady Eardley Label (en): Maria, Lady Eardley

DescriptionDescription: Gainsborough was a contemporary of Reynolds; both specialised in portraits of the British aristocracy. Grandeur was key, in content and form, and the portraits were usually full-length. He was also an accomplished landscape painter, and here the young woman is framed by the backdrop of a romantically leafy landscape garden. Joshua Reynolds also painted Lady Eardley, married to Sampson Gideon, a banker who had been knighted the Baron Eardley.

Exhibited

Nationalmuseum -> Room 1602 18th century

Depicted Person

Maria Eardley (1743 - 1794)

Motif categoryPortrait

Collection

Paintings (Paintings)

MaterialOil paint, Duk

TechniquePainting

Object category

painting

Keyword

Porträtt

External links

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18601062

Additional texteDescription: Thomas Gainsborough was one of England’s leading 18th century portrait- and landscape painters. This work is highly representative of his depictions of the British élite – they emerge in full figure from wooded landscapes. Here Maria, Lady Eardly, just over 20 years of age, faces us wearing an elegant white silk gown, a blue shawl over her arm. She holds a flower in her hand and pearls glisten in her hair. Gainsborough was a master at rendering aristocratic extravagance in a natural setting.