Oval portrait painting

The unknown sitter was formerly identified as Lady Charlotte Johnstone, whose appearance is documented in another portrait by Reynolds (private collection). Reynolds recorded sittings with Lady Charlotte between 1759 and 1761

Anthony van Dyck - Zelfportret -

Penelope Boyd (b. 1982) is a realist painter from Canberra, Australia. Adopting the traditional painting techniques of the Old Masters and borrowing from the vast catalogue of pre-industrial western art, particularly portraiture, her work is rich with an eerie sense of danger and uncertainty. In her latest series, isolated figures occupy lush, foreboding landscapes in an imagined, dreamlike world. Often masked, these girls are alone, comfortable with their seclusion and detached from any…

Pastel, oval. 54.5cm by 43cm. Signed l.l.: W.G. Wills/1871. Isabella Whichcote (d.1917), is portrayed here as a young girl. The daughter of Sir Thomas Whichcote, 7th Bt. of Aswarby, she married Brownlow, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849-1895), in 1875. The Irish-born Wills, known mainly as a dramatist and novelist, began portrait painting in 1868. He had considerable success, despite having had little training, but his career as a painter was limited by his disorganised approach and…

This shows the striking feathered hat, curly coiffure, ruff, and carcanet necklace in the Coello portrait of Infanta Catalina from about 1585.

During the course of their marriage, King George III and Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Srelitz had fifteen children

Anders Zorn, Ema Lamm, 1881, Watercolour on paper, Signature and date lower left: L. Zorn / 81. Private collection. Portrait of his future wife.

1858 Marie of Baden, Princess of Leiningen (1834-1899) by William Corden the Younger (Royal Collection). From Wikimedia.

Portrait of a young man, bust length, wearing a feathered cap, in a painted oval