The Countess
The Countess
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The original
Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle, Thomas Hudson, circa 1745, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, registration 71/1948/1.
The story
Anne van Keppel was the daughter of Arnold Joost van Keppel, first Earl of Albemarle, and Lady Anne Lennox. Hudson presents her in the polished, formal manner of eighteenth-century British portraiture, with an elegant silver dress and the assured presence of a woman of rank.
Fine Art Paper: museum-quality fine-art reproduction. Matte Cotton Canvas: a softly textured canvas finish for a more traditional painted appearance.
Category: THE LADY.
Original source: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery