Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby

Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence British

Sitter Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby Irish

1790

Not on view

The actress Elizabeth Farren was one of Lawrence's most engaging subjects, depicted by him in an important oil of 1790 (50.135.5). This sketch may have been made as the artist worked on that painting.

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Provenance

Title: Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby
Artist: Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769–1830 London)
Sitter: Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby (Irish, 1759?–1829)
Date: 1790
Medium: Black and red chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Duncan Pitney, 2008
Object Number: 2008.671
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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