Illustrated catalogue of highly important old and modern paintings of sterling artistic distinction belonging to arthur b. Emmons and others (public domain catalogue) describes this painting as follows:
sir henry raeburn, r. A. Scottish: 1756—1823. 147—portrait of lady broughton
height, 35 inches; width, 27 inches. Three-quarter length; three quarters to the left; seated. In a white dress of muslin, black sash; a blue wrap lying across her arms. Dark blue and gold ribbon in her dark hair. Her left arm rests on a pedestal. Sky background. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of philip egerton and sister of john egerton of fulton park, married, june 5, 1792. Sir john delves broughton, 7th bart. Sir john succeeded his father in 1813, and d. S. P. Aug. 9, 1847. Lady broughton died at hoole house, cheshire, jan. 27, 1857, aged 86. The lady broughton painted by sir joshua reynolds was the mother-in-law of elizabeth, lady broughton, here painted. The family of delves were out of genealogical consideration for centuries, but their ancestor, sir henry delves, had fought in the french wars under edward, the black prince. The fourth baronet assumed the name of delves. By order of the executors of the late thatcher m. Adams, new york. Object Type: painting. Date: 1766/1823. Dimensions: w70.8 x h90.5 cm (without frame). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Sir Henry Raeburn - Lady Delves Broughton - Google Art Project
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