Paintings

Lavinia (Bingham), Countess Spencer

Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1787
Accession number: 26.107
After: after Joshua Reynolds(Opens in new tab) (British, 1723–1792)
Sitter: Sitter: Lavinia (Bingham), Countess Spencer(Opens in new tab) (British, 1762–1831)
Dimensions: canvas: 30 1/8 × 25 1/8 in. (76.5 × 63.8 cm.) frame: 41 × 36 1/4 × 4 in. (104.1 × 92.1 × 10.2 cm.)
Medium: oil on canvas
Description: Seated nearly half-length, the body almost profile left, the face turned three-quarters to left front. Dark eyes, and curling, dark-brown hair falling on the shoulders. She wears a wide leghorn hat with blue riband, a white dimity gown with lace-trimmed color, a white scarf, and black sash. A crystal pendant on a chain lies over the scarf.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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