Portrait of Lady Louisa Leveson-Gower (1749/50-1827), later Baroness Macdonald, as Spes, 1767

Dimensions: 126.7 x 101.2 cm

Physical Description: Oil on canvas (lined)

Inventory Number: 2513

Acquisition: Acquired in 2017 as part of the legacy of Johannes Schmitt

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 18

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Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Portrait of Lady Louisa Leveson-Gower (1749/50-1827), later Baroness Macdonald, as Spes

Painter

Angelica Kauffmann

Period Produced

18th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Oil on canvas (lined)

Material

canvas

Technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Nicht bezeichnet

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 2017 as part of the legacy of Johannes Schmitt

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

portrait

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Louisa Leveson-Gower

Associated Persons and Institutions

Spes

Iconclass

Primary

61BB2(LEVESON-GOWER, Louisa)11(+54) historical person (LEVESON-GOWER, Louisa) - BB - woman - historical person (LEVESON-GOWER, Louisa) portrayed alone (+ three-quarter length portrait)
31D15 adult woman
31D15(+4) adult woman (+ three-quarter view)
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure

Secondary

41D211 dress, gown
41D224 sleeves
41D921 'décolleté'
25G41(ROSE) flowers: rose
46C215(ANCHOR) parts of ship's exterior: anchor
25H2322 sea
25H112 rocks
26A clouds
22C light
22C8 shadow

Research and Discussion

Provenance

Object History: Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), 1st Marquess of Stafford

vererbt an seinen Sohn George Leveson-Gower (1758-1833), 2nd Marquess of Stafford, später 1st Duke of Sutherland, 1803

im Erbgang an George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1888-1963), 5th Duke of Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle, Schottland

Verst. Christie's, London an Privatbesitz (Hughes), 22. Oktober 1948 (Nr. 36)

...

Privatbesitz, Rüschlikon, Schweiz

Sammlung Morger, Luzern

Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 1975

Verst. Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 25.-29. Juni 1976 (Nr. 550)

Verst. Christie's, London an Privatbesitz (Albott), 9. Dezember 1979 (Nr. 84)

...

Verst. Galerie Fischer, Luzern an Privatbesitz, Konstanz, 19.-22. Mai 1992 (Nr. 2431)

Privatbesitz, Mannheim

Verst. Sotheby's London, 24. November 1999 (Nr. 53, unverkauft)

Verst. Auktionshaus im Kinsky, Wien, 20. November 2001 (Nr. 20, unverkauft)

[Privatbesitz, Frankreich], Verst. Ketterer Kunst, München an Privatbesitz, London, 24. Oktober 2003 (Nr. 81)

Johannes Schmitt, Frankfurt am Main

Vermächtnis an das Städelsche Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, 2017.

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