The Portrait of Julia, Lady Peel is an 1827 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Thomas Lawrence depicting Julia Peel, the wife of the politician Sir Robert Peel.[1] She married Peel in 1820. When she sat for Lawrence her husband was Home Secretary and he later went on to serve for two spells as Prime Minister.
| Julia, Lady Peel | |
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| Artist | Thomas Lawrence |
| Year | 1827 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 90.8 cm × 70.8 cm (35.7 in × 27.9 in) |
| Location | Frick Collection, New York City |
It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1827. The painting was sold by her grandson in 1896.[2] It is now in the Frick Collection in New York City.[3]
See also
edit- Portrait of Sir Robert Peel, an 1838 portrait of her husband by John Linnell
References
edit- ^ https://collections.frick.org/objects/110/julia-lady-peel
- ^ Gash
- ^ Story, Schmidt & Goodfriend p.XI
Bibliography
edit- Gash, Norman. Mr Secretary Peel: The Life of Sir Robert Peel to 1830. Faber & Faber, 2011.
- Hurd, Douglas. Robert Peel: A Biography. Hachette UK, 2017.
- Stott, Annette Schmidt, Benjamin & Goodfriend, Joyce. Going Dutch: The Dutch Presence in America 1609-2009. Brill, 2009.
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