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Elizabeth Farren (1759–1829), plus tard comtesse de Derby

1790
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 628
La comédienne Elizabeth Farren fit ses débuts à Londres en 1777. Vingt ans plus tard, elle épousa Edward Smith Stanley, douzième comte de Derby, qui lui faisait la cour depuis des années. Le tableau, peint pour le comte en 1790 et exposé à la Royal Academy, remporta un vif succès, bien que Lord Derby eût trouvé que Miss Farren y paraissait trop mince. Étoile montante au talent inné, Lawrence, âgé d’à peine vingt-et-un ans, choisit de ne rien changer à sa radieuse peinture qui, à l’instar d’un portrait en pied de la reine Charlotte, lui valut une célébrité précoce.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Elizabeth Farren (1759–1829), plus tard comtesse de Derby
  • Artiste: Sir Thomas Lawrence, Anglais, 1769–1830
  • Date: 1790
  • Technique: Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions: 238,8 x 146,1 cm
  • Crédits: Legs de Edward S. Harkness, 1940
  • Accession Number: 50.135.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Miss Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby, Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Color stipple engraving and etching; fifth state
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Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby, Sir Thomas Lawrence British, Black and red chalk
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Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby
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Portrait of a Young Lady with an Amber Necklace, Sir Thomas Lawrence British, Black chalk and red chalk, heightened with white on paper
Portrait of a Young Lady with an Amber Necklace
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Benjamin Rouse Jr., Sir Thomas Lawrence British, Graphite, black and red chalk
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Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843), Sir Thomas Lawrence British, Oil on canvas
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