Anne Smith, Mrs Thomas Ruddiman, fl. 1729 - 1769. Third wife of Thomas Ruddiman
About this artwork
Twenty years after their marriage the Ruddimans sat for their portraits to William Denune in Edinburgh. Mrs Ruddiman was the third wife of the classical scholar and publisher, Thomas Ruddiman, and carried on her husband's business after his death. She sued a competitor who threatened to infringe her copyright on her late husband's best-seller 'The Rudiments of the Latin Tongue'. Smartly but modestly dressed, this middle-class sitter was described as ' a woman of fine aspect, elegant manners, and amiable disposition'.
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artist:William Denune (1715 - 1750) Scottish
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title:Anne Smith, Mrs Thomas Ruddiman, fl. 1729 - 1769. Third wife of Thomas Ruddiman
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date created:1749
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 63.70 cm; Framed: 97.00 x 84.00 x 5.30 cm
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credit line:Presented by Miss S. Steuart 1962
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accession number:PG 2012
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
William Denune
William Denune
William Denune was working as a portrait painter in Edinburgh from 1729, when he was a signatory of the Charter of the Academy of St Luke, the city's first art school. He operated studios in both Edinburgh and Dumfries, producing portraits for clients ranging from middle-class merchants and...