Anne (Archer) Garth-Turnour, Baroness (later Countess) Winterton

Maker Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1713-1784, active in England)

SitterSitter: Anne (Archer) Garth-Turnour, Baroness (later Countess) Winterton (British, died 1775)

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Date1762

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions29 3/4 x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm.)

DescriptionThis is a half-length portrait of lady Anne Garth-Turnour, daughter of Catherine Tipping and Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer of Umberslade in the County of Warwick in England.

SignedSigned and dated lower left: A. Ramsay/1762

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Label TextThis portrait of Anne Garth-Turnour was made shortly after her husband was elevated to the Irish peerage, as Baron Winterton of Gort. Lady Winterton's serene expression and easy, informal pose help convey the dignity of her new position, while serpentine twists of ribbons and tiers of lace on her gown, elements borrowed from French rococo style, show her dressed in the height of contemporary fashion. Ramsey achieved the delicate, multifaceted tones of the pink silk by applying contrasting layers of rich crimson pigment over a bright cerulean blue.

Bibliography

British paintings at the Huntington

Object number58.20