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A Large 18th Century Portrait of a Lady
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A Large 18th Century Portrait of a Lady

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A large 18th Century portrait of Elizabeth Creed ( Nee Luscombe) (1716-62) Oil on canvas in a 19th century composition frame. 1470mm high, 1200mm wide and 100mm deep. In unrestored, country house condition. English. Dated 1740.

Elizabeth Creed was married to William Creed (1705-96) who was attorney in Kingsbridge (Devon) Under sheriff to his father-in-law John Luscombe.

Amongst to other children Elizabeth and William had a daughter Margaret Creed (1745-1817) who married Richard Manning (1734-1803), a surgeon in Kingsbridge.

Physical Dimensions
Height
147cm (57.87")
Width
120cm (47.24")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this 18th Century Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.

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A large 18th Century portrait of Elizabeth Creed ( Nee Luscombe) (1716-62) Oil on canvas in a 19th century composition frame. 1470mm high, 1200mm wide and 100mm deep. In unrestored, country house condition. English. Dated 1740.
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Elizabeth Creed was married to William Creed (1705-96) who was attorney in Kingsbridge (Devon) Under sheriff to his father-in-law John Luscombe.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

Amongst to other children Elizabeth and William had a daughter Margaret Creed (1745-1817) who married Richard Manning (1734-1803), a surgeon in Kingsbridge.

Height
147cm (57.87")
Width
120cm (47.24")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this 18th Century Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.

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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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English and continental furniture, mirrors and decorative objects from the 18th & 19th centuries.

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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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Warren Farm Stables
Sundridge
Nr Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6EE
United Kingdom

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An 18th-century oil portrait depicting a lady in a blue dress and terracotta shawl seated beside a stone fountain detail.
A Large 18th century Portrait Of A Lady
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An 18th-century oil portrait depicting a lady in a blue dress and terracotta shawl seated beside a stone fountain detail.
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  • ObjectFine Art
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOil on Canvas, Linen
  • ColourBlue and Terracotta
  • MotifsDraped shawl, fountain detail, upper inscription, lace cuffs
  • SizeH 147 cm (58 in) x W 120 cm (47 in) x D 10 cm (4 in)

This large eighteenth-century oil on canvas portrait depicts Elizabeth Creed, nee Luscombe, wearing a blue dress with white lace cuffs and a draped terracotta shawl, seated beside a stone fountain detail with an upper inscription. Created in an English country house style within a nineteenth-century composition frame, the artwork shows signs of age in its unrestored surface condition. The rectangular composition measures 147 cm high, 120 cm wide, and 10 cm deep. Suitable for period and traditional interiors, this fine art piece hangs prominently above a mantel or upon a living room wall. It brings historic character and traditional British portraiture into residential spaces, serving as a striking focal point in reception rooms, libraries, or studies.

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18th-century British portraiture frequently features sitters in formal drapery, set against dark classical architecture or landscape backgrounds, strongly influenced by Baroque and Georgian aesthetics.

These portraits were executed using hand-ground mineral pigments suspended in linseed oil, applied onto hand-woven linen canvas stretched over wooden stretcher frames.

Key indicators include age-appropriate craquelure across the paint layer, hand-stitched linen canvas seams, stretcher impression marks, natural varnish yellowing, and historical inscription styles.

An 18th-century portrait serves as a central focal point when hung against a rich wall colour or integrated into a modern gallery wall paired with contemporary picture lighting.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight, extreme humidity, and heat sources, wiping dust gently with a soft dry brush and consulting a conservator for surface cleaning.
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