Mrs Frances Crewe as St. Genevieve
Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792
Summary
Portrait of Mrs Frances Anne Crewe as St Genevieve, whole-length, sitting reading in front of a rocky mound, chin resting on her right hand, hair dressed with a veil, dog at feet; five lambs lying to left, one nibbling at a plant to right; landscape with a river in the distance to left; after the painting by Reynolds in a private collection. Frances Anne Crew (1744-1818) was a leader of fashion and whig hostess; daughter of the politician Fulke Greville and the Irish poet Frances Macartney; in 1766, she married John Crewe, who became 1st Baron Crewe of Crewe in 1806 and Frances, Lady Crew.
Object Name
Mrs Frances Crewe as St. Genevieve
Creators Name
Date Created
1773
accession number
1920.345
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Mezzotint
On Display
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920