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Catherine, Countess of Chesterfield
(Baroque Europe )
This portrait miniature of Lady Stanhope was done by the artist Nicholas Dixon. Dixon painted at the court of Charles II (1630-1685). Stanhope was the governess to Charles I's daughter, Mary, and was made Countess of Chesterfield in 1660.
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Provenance
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Acquired by A. Jay Fink; by bequest to A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
Exhibitions
| 2000 | Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. National Gallery of Art, Washington. |
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/1964 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/5/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 15/16 x W: 2 5/8 in. (10 x 6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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38.247