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.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Constable (1776 - 1837) English
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title:Laura Moubray (born 1788)
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date created:1808
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:44.50 x 35.50 cm; Framed: 61.00 x 51.80 cm
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object type:
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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
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accession number:NG 2871
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gallery:
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...