Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
Property of the Marquess of Downshire
Portrait of the Hon. Catherine Windsor (née Archer), Countess of Plymouth (1727–1790), half-length, wearing a white dress, a blue shawl worked with silver threads and a matching cap
Lot Closed
April 6, 01:46 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the Marquess of Downshire
Allan Ramsay and Studio
Edinburgh 1713 - 1784 Dover
Portrait of the Hon. Catherine Windsor (née Archer), Countess of Plymouth (1727–1790), half-length, wearing a white dress, a blue shawl worked with silver threads and a matching cap
inscribed lower left: CSS of Plymouth
oil on canvas
unframed: 76 x 62.5 cm.; 30⅞ x 24⅝ in.
framed: 98.5 x 86 cm.; 38¾ x 34 in.
Lady Catherine Windsor (née Archer), was the daughter of Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer (1695–1768), and wife of Other Lewis Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth (1731–1771).
We are grateful to Dr Brian Allen for endorsing the attribution to Ramsay and his studio based on first-hand inspection.