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John Linnell — Portrait of Anne Law (née Towry), 1st Lady Ellenborough
John Linnell

Portrait of Anne Law (née Towry), 1st Lady Ellenborough

1821

Executed in the refined tradition of English miniature painting, this delicate portrait on ivory demonstrates Linnell's skill in watercolor before he became primarily known as a landscape painter.

Medium
watercolor on ivory heightened with gum arabic

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John Linnell, Portrait of Anne Law (née Towry), 1st Lady Ellenborough, 1821

Executed in the refined tradition of English miniature painting, this delicate portrait on ivory demonstrates Linnell's skill in watercolor before he became primarily known as a landscape painter.

Medium
watercolor on ivory heightened with gum arabic
Year
1821
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Female Subject, Romanticism, Delicate, Portrait, Watercolor On Ivory, Neoclassical, British, Miniature, Early 19th Century

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