Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · Mary Walpole (née Lombard), Lady Walpole of Wolterton

Mary Walpole (née Lombard), Lady Walpole of Wolterton

Title (Dublin Core): Mary Walpole (née Lombard), Lady Walpole of Wolterton
Creator (Dublin Core): Boit, Charles; Boit, Charles, 1662-1727; Boit, Charles; Charles Boit
Date (Dublin Core): c. 1715
Description (Dublin Core): Mary Walpole (née Lombard), Lady Walpole of Wolterton (1694 or 1695-1783), Wife of 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton. She wears a blue and white dress with a pink overlay. Her gaze is direct though her face is slightly turned, and she has a small, slightly knowing smile. The blue of her eyes and pink in her complexion are saturated in tone and reminiscent of the colors of her clothing.
Subject (Dublin Core): miniatures (paintings); Lady Mary Walpole
has style period (VRA Ontology): Stuart; Stuart Revival
Medium (Dublin Core): enamel paint; copper (metal)
height (VRA Ontology): 1 3/4 in. (43 mm)
width (VRA Ontology): 1 1/2 in. (36 mm)
Coverage (Dublin Core): England
Provenance (Dublin Core): Purchased, 1998
Rights (Dublin Core): National Portrait Gallery, London
Identifier (Dublin Core): NPG 6418