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Identifier: earlyenglish00amer (find matches)
Title: Early English portraits and other paintings
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association
Subjects: F.A.G. Hood, Esq G.F.W. Hood, Esq
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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No. 36 SIR GEORGE HAYTER English: 1792—1871 PORTRAIT OF MRS. GVRNEY Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches Three-quarter length portrait of a young matron, seated andfacing the left, three-quarters front. Her face is plump, withthe fresh English complexion, her large eyes are blue, and herdark chestnut-brown hair projects in tight ringlets over hertemples from beneath an ornamental lace cap adorned withflowers which conforms tightly to her head. More lace circlesher throat and edges her loosely fitting gown of solid tur-quoise-blue, and on it is displayed at the breast a large topazset within a border of small pearls. She has looked up from aleather-bound book which she has been reading, and still holdsin her hands, which are folded one over the other and rest on agreen-covered table in front of her.
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Xo. 37 BARTHOLOMEUS VAX DER HELSTDutch: 1613—1670 PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM RUSSELL, DUKE OF BEDFORD Height, 30!/4 inches; width, 25*4 inches William Russell, Duke of Bedford, K.G., K.B., P.C., Generalof Horse during the Civil Wars; born 1614, died 1700. Dr.Waagen, the German critic, in his work on the national arttreasures of England, says (Vol. II, page 227) : An excellentwork of this great portrait painters best time. The noble lord is depicted at half-length, sitting, facing theright, three-quarters front, his face turned still more to thefront and eyes directing their glance over his right shoulder.His brown hair or wig, brushed flat over his head and forwardin curling wisps over his retreating forehead, is full and bushyat the sides and at the back of his neck, where it falls welldown the broad and deep lace-bordered white collar whichspreads across his shoulders. His apparel is of rich deep olive-green velvet, with gold buttons and embroidery, and verticallyslashed sleeves exposing

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