books0977:Portrait of Maria Walpole, Countess Waldegrave (1765). Francis Cotes (English, 1726-1770).
books0977:Portrait of Maria Walpole, Countess Waldegrave (1765). Francis Cotes (English, 1726-1770). Oil on canvas Sphinx Fine Art.Set against a romanticised background, Maria Walpole sits stately and luxuriant, holding an early, six double course guitar. Her posture is open and confident, her gaze inviting and assured. Her delicately pale features, bathed in a soft light, lend her an air of elegance and unblemished beauty. Cotes excelled in representing costumes, which is superbly illustrated in the folds, reflections and differing textures of Maria’s garments. -- source link