The Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale
Engraver
Robert Williams
(British, active 1680-1704)
ArtistAfter
Sir Peter Lely
(Dutch, born Soest, Westphalia 1618-died London, England 1680)
Dateca. 1678-1679
Mediummezzotint
Dimensions
frame: 23 1/2 × 26 in. (59.7 × 66.0 cm)
sight: 13 × 16 in. (33,0 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.2.443
Descriptionportrait of seated woman ( Elizabeth Maitland (nee Marie) Countess of Dysart and Duchess of Lauderdale at left) and man (John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale at right); woman resting right elbow on surface covered by lavish fabric, right hand holding fabric next to head; man has long, curly, gray hair, wearing patterned cravat and dark coat with oversize ruffle sleeves; indoor scene with background landscape: trees and a building located in gap between the couple
Not on view