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Matilda Lockwood
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Matilda Lockwood was born in 1763. She sat for her portrait four times between May 17, 1784 and 4 June the same year. A further sitting took place on January 7, 1786. The artist's appointment book for 1785 is lost, so there may have been intervening sittings. In 1788 she married Henry Calveley Cotton. She died on the 3rd February, 1848. The artist also painted her husband on two occasions. The first painting was likely intended as a pair to this portrait. It is recorded as having been sent to Mrs. Lockwood (the sitter's mother?) in 1788 (see Ward and Roberts, "Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay with a Catalogue Rasionne of his Work," vol. 2, 1904, p. 34).
This painting is included in the 2015 publication "George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of Paintings," vol. 2, page 370.
Provenance
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Possibly commissioned by the sitter's mother, 1788; inherited by Major General Frederick Conyers Cotton (1807-1901, youngest son of the sitter); acquired by David H. King Jr., 1901 (?) [1]; purchased by Henry Walters, New York [2]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Possibly from the Grafton Galleries, London, where the painting was exhibited in 1900.
[2] Possibly from the American Art Association, New York, sale of King's collection in1905. No. 56.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | examined for condition | |
| 4/28/1942 | Treatment | coated; inpainted; varnish removed or reduced |
| 7/10/1951 | Treatment | surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced |
| 4/11/1984 | Treatment | inpainted |
| 11/6/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 30 1/16 × W: 24 15/16 in. (76.3 × 63.4 cm); Framed H: 39 3/4 × W: 34 13/16 × D with buildup: 4 7/16 in. (101 × 88.5 × 11.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.226
