Jane Allnutt, later Jane Carr

Maker Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830)

Sitter Jane Allnutt (British, 1818 - 1845)

Collections

Art Collectors' Council: 1995 - 2024

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Dateca. 1825

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm.) frame: 20 1/4 × 20 1/8 in. (51.4 × 51.1 cm.)

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

Status

On view

Label TextLawrence likely made this painting of Jane Allnutt, the daughter of one of his most important patrons, as a study for a larger portrait. Though unfinished, the painting captures the lively personality of his young sitter as she tilts her head and gazes
self-assuredly toward the viewer. The contrasting light and shadow, brightly illuminating the left side of the painting, while eclipsing the right, lends drama to the image. Such dazzling effects of presentation made Lawrence one of the most sought-after portraitists of his time.

Bibliography

British paintings at the Huntington

Object number99.12