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Description: | This picture demonstrates the new informal style of portraiture adopted by the leading London artist Joshua Reynolds in the mid-18th century. It shows Mrs Elizabeth Riddell of Swinburne Park, near Hexham in Northumberland. She wears a fashionable dress, rather than the kind of fantasy costume popular previously. She is also posed in a natural way, walking in a landscape. The background has no draped curtains or grand architecture, and is quite sketchily painted. The overall effect is much lighter than earlier styles used for large portraits such as this. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1760 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Sir Joshua Reynolds (PRA) | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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