Lady Charlotte Campbell, 1775 - 1861. Writer and famous beauty
About this artwork
Lady Charlotte was the daughter of the famously beautiful Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll, and inherited her family's good looks.This portrait was painted when she was visiting Naples; Tischbein was captivated by her, and said that she was "more perfect than the best artist could have imagined". He has posed this classically lovely sitter like a muse or goddess in total harmony with the natural world around her. Lady Charlotte subsequently became a successful novelist, writing under her married name.
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artist:Johann Wilhelm Tischbein (1751 - 1829) German
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title:Lady Charlotte Campbell, 1775 - 1861. Writer and famous beauty
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date created:About 1789
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:197.20 x 134.00 cm; Framed: 239.30 x 166.70 x 10.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1975
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accession number:PG 2275
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Johann Wilhelm Tischbein
Johann Wilhelm Tischbein
Wilhelm Tischbein was born into a family of German artists. After studying with his uncle, he travelled through Holland and Germany working as a portrait painter before establishing himself as a court artist in Berlin. He moved to Italy in 1782, where he met and befriended the great German poet,...