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    HomeCollectionPortrait of Penelope Smith
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    Maria Verelst

    Austria / England, b.1680, d.1744

    Portrait of Penelope Smith

    • c. 1727
    • Oil on canvas
    • Purchased 1977
    • 1257 x 1004mm
    • 79/288

    Tags: academicism, animals, landscapes (representations), people (agents), portraits, ribbon (material), sheep, women (female humans)

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    Exhibition History

    Tony Fomison No! 1971. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1973. Reproduced with permission
    Faces from the Collection
    After Carlo Saraceni The Holy Family Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū; presented by the Estate of Dr J P Whetter, 1940.
    For Tasman and Cook: Early Works from the Gallery's Collection
    Image: uploads/2023_05/79_288.jpg
    This label is on the back of the painting: Penelope 2nd Daughter of D Smith Esq. Governor of Nevis married Oct 26th 1727 Thomas Budgen Esq. MP for Surrey in the reign of George 2nd died Aug 10th 1773 & was buried in Dorking Church.
    This label is on the back of the painting: Penelope 2nd Daughter of D Smith Esq. Governor of Nevis married Oct 26th 1727 Thomas Budgen Esq. MP for Surrey in the reign of George 2nd died Aug 10th 1773 & was buried in Dorking Church.
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