Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Pug

 

Name
Whood, Isaac, 1688 or 1689-1752 (Attributed name)
Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797, formerly attributed to (Artist)
Title
Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Pug
Abstract
This 3/4-length portrait depicts an unidentified woman wearing a white-silver gown and standing in a landscape, her right hand resting on a pug lying beside her.
Accession Number
C00.0807
Format
paintings
Culture
British (modern)
Genre
portraits; Animal art
Origin Information
United Kingdom
Date
1736
Physical Description
1 painting ; 50 1/2 x 41 in. (128.3 x 104.1 cm), with frame: 57 3/8 x 47 1/8 in. (145.8 x 119.7 cm)
Note (Medium/support)
Oil on canvas
Note (Inscriptions/signatures)
Signed lower right: JW[ood] ft 1736
Note (Ownership)
Gift of Mrs. Francis Henry Lenygon in memory of her husband
Note
Plaque on front of frame: Joseph Wright / Signed 1756 [sic]
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
12374211
Also In
Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-q9r7-8050