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Source Description
This portrait miniature of Lady Stanhope was done by the artist Nicholas Dixon. Dixon painted at the court of Charles II (1630-1685). Stanhope was the governess to Charles I's daughter, Mary, and was made Countess of Chesterfield in 1660.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
12013
label
Catherine, Countess of Chesterfield
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
12013
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Catherine, Countess of Chesterfield
description
This portrait miniature of Lady Stanhope was done by the artist Nicholas Dixon. Dixon painted at the court of Charles II (1630-1685). Stanhope was the governess to Charles I's daughter, Mary, and was made Countess of Chesterfield in 1660.
provenance
Acquired by A. Jay Fink; by bequest to A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
date
1670-1679 (?) (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10
height
6.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 15/16 x W: 2 5/8 in. (10 x 6.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
English Baroque
inscriptions
signature
med
opaque watercolor on vellum
creator_ids
6990
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
74
3225
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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802abf00604e01b6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2bf67b4e1b10fe38
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no
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no