Portrait of Three Women (formerly called 'The Honourable Mrs Caroline Norton and Her Sisters')

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Half-length portrait of three woman, who are likely to be related. The figure in the centre of the composition rests her arms on the shoulders of the other two, who are seated on either side of her. She looks towards the viewer, while the others look off to the left. All three wear dresses with low décolletage. The central figure has light brown hair, and wears a long jewelled necklace over her dress and a bracelet on her right wrist; the figure on the left has blonde hair and wears a turquoise dress; the one on the right has dark hair pulled away from her face and wears long jewelled earrings. The background is plain and indistinct, and the group is set within a painted oval.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Portrait of Three Women (formerly called 'The Honourable Mrs Caroline Norton and Her Sisters')

Date

c.1847

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 52 x W 62.2 cm

Accession number

1947.74

Acquisition method

bequeathed by George Beatson Blair, 1947

Work type

Painting

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