Portrait of Mrs. John Graham
Artist
Tilly Kettle
(British, 1734 - 1786)
Date1773
Object number70.0753
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions49 × 38 7/8 in. (124.4 × 98.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Spelman Rockefeller
Collections
On View
Not on viewDescriptionTilly Kettle completed several commissions for the Graham family, including this three-quarter-length portrait of Mary Graham. Done after her husband's death, the picture shows Mrs. Graham dressed in a silk gown with ermine detailing and pearl jewelry. Even though the family spent some time in India, the subject is pictured against a generic backdrop that includes a Neoclassical-style column surrounded by foliage and a stormy sky. This style of portraiture was very fashionable in England at the time, where Mary Graham and her children settled after her husband's passing.
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