Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1787/1796
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 59.4 x 39.7 cm (23 3/8 x 15 5/8 in.) framed: 77.4 x 56.8 x 6.3 cm (30 1/2 x 22 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.122
Art Historical Context
**Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan** (1787/1796) is a charming oil-on-canvas portrait by Gainsborough Dupont (175–1797), the and studio assistant of the renowned British painter Thomas Gainsborough. a modest 59.4 x 39.7 cm, this intimate work captures the elegance of its sitter, the wife of celebrated playwright and politician Richard Brinsley. Painted in the late 18th century, reflects the refined portraiture tradition of Georgian England, where such images immortalized the wit and grace of high society. Oil on canvas was the gold standard for portraits of the era, allowing artists like Dupont...