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Lady Beaumont was the eldest daughter of Dr. William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, and married in 1825 Sir George Howland Willoughby Beaumont, eight baronet. She died in 1834.

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Title: High quality pictures of the early English, Barbizon and Dutch schools
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association
Subjects: John F. Talmage
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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r length portrait of a smiling young woman withrounded and rosy cheeks, bright blue eyes, and rich black hair whichis in loose waves over her head and curls about her temples. Shewears a low-necked gown of pearl-white, with transparent sleevescaught at the shoulder with jewels, jeweled bracelets and a sapphirering. Her varicolored silken girdle joins its iridescence to the bril-liance of the jewels, and a deep, glowing yellow drapery curls frombehind her over her knees. She is seated, turned toward the right butfacing the spectator with frank, ingenuous gaze, and her hands lie onthe yellow drapery in her lap. The conventional background is inbrownish-olive and deep green tones. Lady Beaumont was the eldest daughter of Dr. William Howley, Archbishop of Canter-bury, and married in 18^.3 Sir George Howland -Willoughby Beaumont, eighth Baronet. Shedied in 1834. Exhibited at the Loan Exhibition of M. Kxoedler & Co., New York, 1912:No. 19. Purchased from M. Knoedlek & Co., New York.
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No. 26 PORTRAIT OF LADY ELIZABETH TWISDEN BY GEORGE ROMNEY No. 26GEORGE BOMNEY English 1784—1802 PORTRAIT OF LADY ELIZABETH TWISDEN Height, 50 inches; width, 39% incites A dignified and stately young woman of generous figure, her headall hut eneompassed in a mass of loosely puffed, red-brown hair, isportrayed at three-quarters length, seated, turned to the left, andfacing three-quarters front. She has large and bright eyes of self-possessed expression, and a delicate cupids-bow mouth, and hercheeks are faintly pink. The light strikes broadly upon her high fore-head and tapering neck. Her decollete gown is of a creamy-white, softmaterial, the skirt and sleeves being draped in graceful folds, and isembroidered in gold. The nearer knee is crossed over its mate, andin one hand resting on her lap she holds a small, leather-bound vol-ume tooled in gold, the title label in red, and the other hand is ex-tended about her knee. The flesh tones are warm and fresh, and thebackground is a neutra

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