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Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of John L. Severance
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Portrait of Mary Anne Jolliffe

after 1788
Gainsborough Dupont (British, 1754–1797) visual detail
ArtistGainsborough Dupont (British, 1754–1797)
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Provenance

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after 1788-1824

the sitter, Mary Anne Jolliffe, née Twyford [1756-1802], and Thomas Samuel Jolliffe [1746-1824], Amm...

Provenance

William Jolliffe, Esq., Ammerdown House, Somerset, by descent to Lord Hylton

?-1911

Lord Hylton, Ammerdown Park, Somerset, sold to A.G. Temple

Provenance

Mr. A.G. Temple

by 1912

(Arthur J. Sulley, London)

1912-?

(M. Knoedler & Co., New York, sold to John L. Severance)

?-1936

John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art

Source provenance text

the sitter, Mary Anne Jolliffe, née Twyford [1756-1802], and Thomas Samuel Jolliffe [1746-1824], Ammerdown House, Somerset, by descent to William Jolliffe William Jolliffe, Esq., Ammerdown House, Somerset, by descent to Lord Hylton Lord Hylton, Ammerdown Park, Somerset, sold to A.G. Temple Mr. A.G. Temple (Arthur J. Sulley, London) (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, sold to John L. Severance) John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943). Anglo-Saxon Tradition. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH (October 1-15, 1946). Style, Truth and the Portrait. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 1-November 19, 1963). British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer). Exhibition of Paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., and J. M. W Turner. R.A., M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY (January 14 - January 31, 1914). Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1936).

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The only assistant his famous uncle ever had, Gainsborough Dupont apprenticed with Thomas Gainsborough before setting up his own studio. It is often difficult to distinguish the late works of both artists. This painting is among Dupont’s best portraits. He captures the beauty of his sitter with soft, flickering brushstrokes, detailing her frilly collar and impressive hairstyle, curled and powdered according to the current style. This portrait originally hung alongside that of her husband Thomas in the drawing room of the couple’s home, Ammerdown House in Somerset, where Thomas’s portrait still hangs today.

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Observed sales: 0 · Comparable Sales: 0 · Provenance: 8 · Exhibitions: 4.

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