Mrs Blake as Juno
Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792
Summary
A full length portrait of Annabella Blake pictured standing on clouds, dressed as Juno with her hair elaborately styled with interwoven pearls.Her right arm is outstretched to take a cestus (the girdle of Venus that gave beauty and grace to the wearer) from Venus who reaches out from the clouds. To Mrs Blake's right is a peacock. The original portrait was commissioned in 1771 when Annabella was still married to Patrick Blake (who became a baronet a year later in 1772). When tthis marriage was dissolved she married George Boscawen.
Object Name
Mrs Blake as Juno
Creators Name
Date Created
1771
accession number
1920.370
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Mezzotint
On Display
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
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