Laura Moubray (born 1788)
About this artwork
This charming portrait was painted in London, a year after Laura Hobson’s marriage to Robert Moubray of Cockairny House in Fife. Laura was the fourth daughter of a prosperous building contractor in Tottenham, several of whose other daughters also sat to the artist. Although world-renowned as a landscapist, Constable was particularly appreciated by Lucian Freud – himself an outstanding figure and portrait painter – for his rare and refined portraits.
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title:Laura Moubray (born 1788)
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accession number:NG 2871
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1808
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measurements:44.50 x 35.50 cm (framed: 61.00 x 51.80 cm)
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credit line:Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Lucian Freud and allocated to the Scottish National Gallery, 2013
John Constable
John Constable
Constable introduced a new and refreshing naturalism into British nineteenth-century landscape painting. He concentrated on depicting the Suffolk countryside around his birthplace, although also painted in Salisbury and Hampstead. Constable never travelled abroad. His compositions and interest in light effects were influenced by Claude Lorrain's classical landscapes, but he rejected…