Angel's Heads
Sir Joshua Reynolds (after) 1723 - 1792
Summary
After the oil painting 'A Child's Portrait in Different Views: Angel's Heads' 1786-7 now in the Tate collection. It shows the head of Lady Frances Gordon (Miss Frances Isabella Keir Gordon) aged five from five different angles. In order to elevate the genre of portraiture, Reynolds borrowed motifs and styles from some of the most admired art of the past. Here, Reynolds took the idea from 17th century Italian painting. Lady Frances Gordon was the only child of Lord William Gordon and his wife Frances Ingram-Shepherd.
Object Name
Angel's Heads
Creators Name
Date Created
1789
accession number
1920.173
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
Mezzotint
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
, Josiah Wedgwood, 1920.155.1200x1200.jpg)
, Duchess of Devonshire, 1918.664.1200x1200.jpg)
, Samuel Cousins.1200x1200.jpg)
