Lady Anne Bingham
Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792
Summary
Half-length female portrait of Lady Anne Bingham (1767-1840), seated and facing the observer. Her diaphanous dress is tied at the waist and has a cowl neckline. She wears a large broad-brimmed hat and has a 'tail' of hair falling down over her left shoulder. Lady Anne Bingham was the youngest daughter of Sir Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan, and Lady Lucan, a skilful copyist. Her older sister was Lavinia, Countess Spencer. She died unmarried in 1840. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786. Reynolds painted Lady Anne's portrait in 1786 as a companion piece to a portrait of her sister. See 1920.176, 1920.180 and 1920.498 for portraits of Lavinia, Countess Spencer.
Object Name
Lady Anne Bingham
Creators Name
Dimensions
support: 31.6cm x 25.4cm
accession number
1920.164
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Mezzotint
On Display
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
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