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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.477
People
Thomas Lawrence, English (Bristol, England 1769 - 1830 London, England)
Title
Lady Seymour
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/298014

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black, red, and white chalk on tan wove paper
Dimensions
23.6 x 18.9 cm (9 5/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: right center, black chalk: TL / 17[?]; on old mount, graphite: Sir T Lawrence - Margaret, Wife of Henry Augustus Seymour / Mother of General Sir Francis Seymour; verso of old mount, graphite: Margaret, wife of Henry Augustus Seymour / mother of General Sir Francis Seymour / commanded at Inkerman[?], friend of / the Prince Consort, etc.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lady Margaret Seymour, sitter and owner, presumably to her son, Sir Francis Seymour.
Sir Francis Seymour, presumably to his wife, Lady Agnes Seymour.
Lady Agnes Seymour.
Scott & Fowles, New York, sold to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1921.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.477
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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