L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e ~ D o s t o ï e v s k i

L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e  ~  D o s t o ï e v s k i



Monday, March 31, 2014

Susannah Archer, Countess of Oxford, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1790



The Countess of Oxford (1728-1804) as portrayed by Lawrence in her sixty-third year.  1790 was also the year of her husband's death; though childless, the couple had had a marriage of thirty-nine years.



1 comment:

  1. Its a surprisingly honest portrait for its time. We are being allowed to see her years fully, which I admire and love about this.

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