Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Lady With Sapphires Bold and Lady Agnes Hamilton-Dalrymple

and Lady Agnes Hamilton-Dalrymple

This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Owen Bowen ROI (1873-1967) depicts a wintery river landscape

On our left

but this is a simple passing moment captured ‘en plein air’ for posterity

Year of creation: 1866

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Lady With Sapphires Bold and Lady Agnes Hamilton-DalrympleThis charming mid 18th century half length French portrait depicts a lady wearing an olive green gown, together with a red cloak, and exquisite sapphire jewellery. Painted circa 1740, this piece can be contextualised by considering Louis Tocqus (1696 1772) portrait of Marie Leczinska, Queen of France, as Royal commissions often set the bar in terms of fashion. Note the similarities of the neckline, use of jewellery, and hairstyle, with its single curl