Dorothea Head, née Ashley-Cooper (1907–1987)

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

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The artist has taken particular care with the execution of the sitter's face and hair compared to the quick sketching-in of her dungarees and striped shirt. Full of energy, it creates an informal impression of the sitter, who was the wife of Lord Head, formerly High Commissioner of Nigeria and Malaysia. They lived in Throope Manor in Bishopstone, near Salisbury.

Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

Salisbury

Title

Dorothea Head, née Ashley-Cooper (1907–1987)

Date

c.1930

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 65 x W 49 cm

Accession number

SBYWM:1972.52

Acquisition method

gift from the executors of the artist's estate, 1972

Work type

Painting

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