Young Woman in an Elegant Interior

Attributedattributed to Strickland Lowry (British, 1737 - ca. 1785)

Collections

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Dateca. 1770

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 33 3/4 × 22 1/4 in. (85.7 × 56.5 cm.) frame: 40 1/2 × 28 3/4 × 2 in. (102.9 × 73 × 5.1 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council and the Schweppe Art Endowment Fund

Label TextIn this portrait, a young woman poses with her playful whippet in a domestic setting. Her frank and self-assured expression, as well as her casual yet authoritative posture, suggests she is confident of her place within her household and in society. The artist draws careful attention to fashionable accessories and ornamental details that disclose her status and wealth. Though the stacked cards on the chair at the lower left may depict a simple childhood game, it is also a traditional vanitas symbol reminding us that all worldly endeavors are as fragile as a house of cards.

Status

Not on view

Object number2004.12