Attributed to Francis Cotes, R.A. (1726-1770)

细节

Attributed to Francis Cotes, R.A. (1726-1770)

Portrait of Mary Godolphin, seated three-quarter length, in peeress's robes, in a landscape

indistinctly inscribed on an old label on the reverse of the frame: 'Lady Mary Godolphin, wife of Thomas, 4th Duke of Leeds'
in a Maratta frame, marked with the Hornby Inventory no.85
34 x 34½in. (86.2 x 87.5cm.)

来源

By family descent

拍品专文

Mary was the second daughter and eventually the sole heiress of Francis, Earl of Godolphin, and grand-daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. On 26 June 1740 she married Thomas, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-1789). Their only surviving son Francis Godolphin succeeded as 5th Duke. Mary died on 3 August 1764.