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Description: | Seated in a landscape, the sitter looks at the viewer while modestly holding a section of her cloak in front of her waist and resting her other hand on top of a spaniel. The inclusion of the dog, a standard pictorial allusion to loyalty, may specifically refer to the king, Charles II, who popularised the breed. Frances Jennings, famed for her beauty, had served as one of the Duchess of York's maids of honour. The night-gown she wears was a sort of formal undress worn by the upper classes in public, and here symbolises the sitter's status. | Subjects: | animal (dog); portrait (Jennings Frances Duchess of Tyrconnel); landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) Æ Attributed to manner of Previously attributed to circle of Wissing, Willem (Dutch painter, ca. 1656-1687) Previously attributed to Beale, Mary (English portraitist and copyist, 1633-1699) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8574... | Go to resource |
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