MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF THE COUNTESS OF ROCHFORD - BESSEY NASSAU VAN ZUYLESTEIN BY JOHN SMITH AFTER CHARLES D''AGAR
Fine and celebrated 1723 mezzotint portrait created by engraver John Smith, produced after an original oil painting by the portraitist Charles D''Agar.
The Countess is depicted in a three-quarter-length seated pose, radiating an elegant and composed demeanor. She wears her formal, flowing peeress''s robes crafted from velvet and heavily trimmed with ermine. Beneath them, her dress features deeply ruffled lace sleeves.
In a traditional nod to her high social status, she holds her aristocratic coronet directly in her lap. In contrast to the elaborate garments, her hair is styled quite simply, falling naturally to frame her face.
The backdrop features a grand architectural interior anchored by a large stone pillar and heavy drapery, which transitions into a scenic view of an open park or distant landscape
Bessey Nassau van Zuylestein (née Savage), Countess of
...Rochford (1698 or 1699-1746),
English noblewoman, the former wife of the 3rd Earl of Rochford, and later the wife of the Reverend Philip Carter.
Marriage: Married Frederick Nassau van Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford, in 1714. He died in 1738.
Second Marriage: Remarried to Reverend Philip Carter.
Parentage: She was the illegitimate daughter and heiress of Richard Savage, 4th Earl River
This highly decorative mezzotint of an attractive sitter is in a good state of conservation, and it is ready to hang and enjoy in a later embossed frame with sanded gilt slip.
Plate Size: 34.5cm x 25cm
Framed size: 45cm x 36cm
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1223960
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
Height is 45cm (17.7inches)Width is 36cm (14.2inches)Depth is 4cm (1.6inches)
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