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Foster 835
- Record Id:
- 032-003264700
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264700
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x00047d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 835
- Title:
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Lady Susannah Selina Sophia Metcalfe (1756-1815) wth her young son, Charles Metcalfe (1785-1846). Three quarter length, dressed in a black dress and a gold shawl and turban, she is seated with the young Charles Metcalfe on her knee
- Scope & Content:
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Lady Susannah Selina Sophia Metcalfe (1756-1815) wth her young son, Charles Metcalfe (1785-1846), c.1790.
Three quarter length, dressed in a black dress and a gold shawl and turban, she is seated with the young Charles Metcalfe on her knee. The child is dressed in a white shirt and trousers. Mother and child are together holding an open book.
50.5 by 40 ins (128 by 102 cms)
Deposited on permanent loan by Miss Peggy T Metcalfe, 19 August, 1981
In spite of the affectionate pose in the painting, Kaye when discussing Metcalfe’s loneliness as a child remarks that ‘the mother’s affection for her children seldom displayed itself in any maternal weaknesses’.
Literature: J. Kaye, ‘The life and correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe’ (London, 1854); E. Thompson, ‘The life of Charles, Lord Metcalfe’ (London, 1937).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Oil Paintings
Metcalfe Collection - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264700
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264700
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1789
- End Date:
- 1791
- Date Range:
- c 1790
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: oil paint; canvas
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, The India Office collection of paintings and sculpture (London, 1986), 10-11
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus, 3rd Baronet and 1st Baron, 1785-1848
Metcalfe, Susannah Selina Sophia, 1756-1815 - Subjects:
- Portraits