Ann Lee, wife of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley
Oil Painting
late 18th century (painted)
late 18th century (painted)
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Portrait of Ann Lee, wife of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley. Bust length portrait, in decollete red and grey dress, inside a painted oval. Second half of the 17th century. Inscribed Ann L:y Lee, wife of Sr Henry Lee, of Ditchley in Com.Oxon Dau: of Sr Henry Danvers.
Object details
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| Title | Ann Lee, wife of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas, 'Portrait of Ann Lee, wife of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley', style of Sir Peter Lely, ca. 1750- ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Portrait of Ann Lee, wife of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley. Bust length portrait, in decollete red and grey dress, inside a painted oval. Second half of the 17th century. Inscribed Ann L:y Lee, wife of Sr Henry Lee, of Ditchley in Com.Oxon Dau: of Sr Henry Danvers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ann L:y Lee, wife of Sr Henry Lee, of Ditchley in Com.Oxon Dau: of Sr Henry Danvers.' (Inscribed) |
| Credit line | The Lady Bettine Abingdon Collection. Bequeathed by Mrs T. R. P. Hole |
| Object history | Part of The Lady Bettine Abingdon Collection. Bequeathed by Mrs T. R. P. Hole. 1987 Historical significance: Ann was the niece of Sir Henry Danvers (b.1633) and great-niece of Sir John Danvers (1588?-1655); she married Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley Park, near Spelsbury, Oxfordshire in 1655 (see DNB, 'Sir John Danvers'). Their daughter, Eleanor married the first Earl of Abingdon (see Notes and Queries, 2nd ser. IX, pp. 88-89). The Hole Bequest includes portraits from the Abingdon family. See P.26-1987 and P.29-1987. |
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| Bibliographic reference | The Bettine, Lady Abingdon Collection; The Bequest of Mrs T.R.P. Hole - A Handbook, Sarah Medlam, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1996, cat. no. P.6 |
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| Accession number | P.18-1987 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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