Portrait of Elizabeth de la Vallee de la Roche

Three-quarters length portrait. Dressed in decollete embroidered white dress with elaborate lace sleeves, bodice laced with pink ribbon, and high grey wig in which flowers are set. Over her left arm is a pink bag bearing two coats of arms under a coronet. In her right hand is a gilt tatting shuttle with blue wool coming from the bag held over her left arm. On her left wrist she wears a miniature of a man set on a black ribbon. A canary is sitting on the back of her chair to the right. Size: 80 x 63.7 cm

Collection

Bowes Museum

Inventory Number

1576602

Title

Portrait of Elizabeth de la Vallee de la Roche

Object Type

Image

Measurements

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