Mary Milner (1787-1860) Dowager Countess of Strathmore
Mary Milner (1787-1860) Dowager Countess of Strathmore
Rectangular three-quarter length portrait of John Bowes' mother. Her sleek black hair is dressed with a blue ribbon which falls forward over her left shoulder down to her waist. She wears a necklace and ear-rings with sapphires. Her off-the-shoulder blue dress is trimmed with white lace. A reed wrap with ermine edging falls over her fore-arms. She holds an ostrich feather in her left hand.
Size: 18 x 12 cm.