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Portrait of a Cornish Lady C.1730; English School.
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Portrait of a Cornish Lady C.1730; English School.

18th century
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Oil on canvas in an 18th century gilt frame.

A charming portrait typical of its period and influenced by the style of Sir Godfrey Kneller, the dominant Court and Society painter of his time.

This provincial portrait of Cornish gentry has a direct, truthful quality often missing in the work of the more sophisticated followers of Kneller who often achieved merely a blandly fashionable image devoid of personality. This lady has a real personality.

Provincial she may be, but she has faithfully emulated the high fashion of the Court in her hair style, the 'undress' robe and her plunging neckline.

This portrait is from a large Cornish estate where it was for generations...possibly since painted. Over the centuries the identity of the sitter was forgotten and the painting moved into obscurity in a little used area of the mansion.

SIZE: 33.5 x 28.25 x 2 inches including the frame.

PROVENANCE: by direct descent through a Cornish family. The Penrose Estate, Porthleven, Cornwall. (Image 3)

With Roy Precious Fine Art 2006

Collection of a Cambridge Fellow until 2014

With Roy Precious Fine Art

Private Cornish Collection from 2016

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this Georgian Oil Portrait Painting to the 18th Century.

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9296
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Oil on canvas in an 18th century gilt frame.
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A charming portrait typical of its period and influenced by the style of Sir Godfrey Kneller, the dominant Court and Society painter of his time.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art

This provincial portrait of Cornish gentry has a direct, truthful quality often missing in the work of the more sophisticated followers of Kneller who often achieved merely a blandly fashionable image devoid of personality. This lady has a real personality.

fig 1. An 18th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a lady in a low-cut gown with red drapery, presented in a beaded gold leaf frame.
fig 1. Portrait of a Cornish Lady C.1730; English School.

Provincial she may be, but she has faithfully emulated the high fashion of the Court in her hair style, the 'undress' robe and her plunging neckline.

This portrait is from a large Cornish estate where it was for generations...possibly since painted. Over the centuries the identity of the sitter was forgotten and the painting moved into obscurity in a little used area of the mansion.

fig 2. An 18th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a lady in a low-cut gown with red drapery, presented in a beaded gold leaf frame.
fig 2. Portrait of a Cornish Lady C.1730; English School.

SIZE: 33.5 x 28.25 x 2 inches including the frame.

PROVENANCE: by direct descent through a Cornish family. The Penrose Estate, Porthleven, Cornwall. (Image 3)

With Roy Precious Fine Art 2006

Collection of a Cambridge Fellow until 2014

With Roy Precious Fine Art

Private Cornish Collection from 2016

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this Georgian Oil Portrait Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA1001191
Dealers Internal Ref
9296
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An 18th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a lady in a low-cut gown with red drapery, presented in a beaded gold leaf frame.
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Georgian portraiture from the 18th century typically features formal poses, detailed depiction of textiles, and atmospheric dark backgrounds. Artists focused on capturing the social standing and attire of the sitter, often using oil paint on canvas framed in gilded timber.

Paintings from this era were primarily executed using oil pigments ground with linseed oil on hand-woven linen canvas. Frames were generally constructed from timber with carved or hand-moulded gesso detailing, finished in genuine gold leaf.

Authentic period paintings show natural craquelure across the paint surface consistent with age, alongside hand-stitched canvas edges or historical lining. The reverse often reveals aged timber stretcher bars and oxidation on iron tacks or frame fixings.

An antique portrait creates an effective focal point when positioned above a mantelpiece or sideboard in a modern or traditional space. Hanging historical art against dark or neutral painted walls enhances the tones of the oil pigments and the lustre of gold leaf frames.

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