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Title
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Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay and Lady Elizabeth Murray
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Description
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portrait of two young women has been variously attributed to German artist Johan Zoffany and British artist Joshua Reynolds; in 2018 it was freshly attributed to Scottish artist David Martin (1737-1798) based on style, sitter gesture, and fabric treatment (Scone Palace). It is in the grand manner style of portraiture, with an awe-inspiring background and a lifelike treatment of the sitters and their clothing. It was painted on the grounds of the Kenwood estate in Hampstead, with a bit of London on the horizon at bottom left, and is currently dated to c. 1778 (Scone Palace).
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date created
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1778
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cultural context
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French, English
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Rights Holder
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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Source
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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measurements
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122.6 x 99.7 cm (48 1/4 x 39 1/4 in)
