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This is a full-length portrait of the eldest daughter of William Woodley (1728–1793) and Frances Payne (1738–1813). She is standing elegantly in a landscape setting, leaning against a pedestal covered with a crimson cloth, wearing white edged with gold. According to the artist's records of sittings, the work was painted during the winter of 1780/1781, before Frances Woodley, 'one of the most remarkable beauties of the day', married Henry Bankes the younger (1757–1834) in 1784. The 'Gentlemen's Magazine' reported: 'This lady in 1781 shone at Bath in the first circles of fashion; she drew all eyes and warmed all hearts.' She had six children, one of whom was William John Bankes (1786–1855) on whom she doted and who rebulit Kingston Lacy between 1835–1841.
Title
Frances Woodley (1760–1823), Mrs Henry Bankes II
Date
1780–1781
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 235 x W 145 cm
Accession number
1257070
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Work type
Painting