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Portrait Of A Lady, Barbara Herbert, Countess Of Pembroke C.1708; Charles D’agar (1669-1723), Oil On Canvas Painting
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This magnificent large-scale portrait depicts the British court official and noble, Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (c.1688-1721). She was the second wife of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and 5th Earl of Montgomery (c.1656-1733).
Born Barbara Slingsby, she was a daughter of Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet (1636-1688) and Dorothy Cradock (died 1673). The history of the Slingsby family is extensive and deeply rooted in Yorkshire, with their beginnings linked to the village of Slingsby and the manor of Scriven. As a distinguished family from Yorkshire, they played a significant role in both local and national matters, holding various governmental positions and producing notable individuals such as the Royalist Sir Henry Slingsby, whose diary offers valuable perspectives on the English Civil War. The family founded two baronetcies in the 17th century.
Our sitter married three times. Firstly, to Sir Richard Mauleverer, 4th Baronet, of Allerton Mauleverer (died 16...89). After his death, she married John Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Terrace (1649–1698), of Trerice, Cornwall (died 1698) in 1692. As Lady Arundell, she had a son, Hon. Richard Arundell (1698-1759). Again, she outlived her husband, and wed Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke on 21 September 1708. The couple had one daughter, Lady Barbara (died 1752). In 1718, she became a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Ansbach, a role that she continued until her death on 6th September 1712. She was interred Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire.
Seated in a wooded area, resting one arm on a plinth with a draped curtain, she confidential looks out at the viewer. The countess was a paragon of the wealthy and privileged society that she belonged to and such images exude a sense of status and Augustan decorum, and were highly influential in transmitting these values into the first half of the eighteenth century. An inscription on the portrait identifies the sitter: ''Barbara Daughter to Sir Thomas Slingsby Barnonet, 2nd wife to the Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery”.
The portrait was painted around the time of her marriage to the 8th Earl of Pembroke in 1708 and was perhaps painted to celebrate this important event in her life. It is possible that the portrait was conceived as a companion portrait to that of her husband, as she is inclined to the viewer’s left (her husband would have been inclined to the viewer’s right as per conventions on portraiture at the time). Furthermore, her left-hand gestures toward her pet, and this could signal fidelity.
The portrait is striking in its quality and also in its remarkable state of preservation. The azure pigments used in the blue drapery still appear bright and vivid, some 300 years later – a fact that is quite remarkable considering the volatility of this pigment and how it often appears quite abraded and faded today in works of this age.
Presented in a good antique carved frame.
Charles d’Agar was a prolific artist and his graceful portraits are mannered and competent and were in high demand. His female sitters are easily recognised.
Born in Paris in 1669, was the son of painter Jacques (Jacob) d''Agar. As protestants the d’Agar family immigrated to London sometime between 1678 and 1681 by which time Jacques was officially expelled from the French Academy on religious grounds. Father and son both worked in London up to 1684 painting well known individuals such as Charles II’s French mistress, Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, before moving to Copenhagen c. 1685. This painting was among a group of paintings listed as having been brought with them from England to Denmark that Jacques eventually sold to the King of Denmark in 1702.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1222545
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 126cm (49.6inches)Width is 119cm (46.9inches)Depth is 6cm (2.4inches)
Antique SA1222545 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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