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A set of eleven paintings of dogs circa 1880, by Lady Ela Monica Sackville Russell
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Description
- two 91.4cm. by 71.1cm.; 3ft., 2ft. 4in. one 57cm. high, 52cm. wide; 1ft. 10 1/2 in., 1ft. 8 1/2 in. one 71.1cm., by 91.4cm.; 2ft. 4 1/4 in., 3ft. two 76.2cm. by 36.5cm.; 2ft. 6in., 1ft. 2 1/2 in. three 60.9cm. by 50.8cm.; 2ft. 3 1/4 in., 1ft. 8in. one 45.7cm. by 40.6cm.; 1ft. 6in., 1ft. 4in. one 33cm. by 32.3cm.; 1ft. 1in., 1ft. 3/4 in.
Paintings after Hieronimo Custodis; Marcus Gheeraerts; Sir Anthony Van Dyck; Sir Peter Lely; Sir Godfrey Kneller; Charles Jervas; and Sir Joshua Reynolds
Elizabeth Bruges, her dog, 1589; Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford, her dog, 1645; Diana and Anne Russell, their dog, 1662; Rachel Wriothesley, Lady Russell, her dog, 1686; a further painting of Rachel Wriothesley Lady Russell, her dog, 1686; Rachel and Katherine Russell, their dog, 1686; Elizabeth Howland Duchess of Bedford her dogs 1712-1717; Catherine Russell, her dog 1763; and Francis, 4th Earl of Bedford, his two dogs, 1600; two anonymous portraits of dogs
inscribed as titled (on the frames)
Elizabeth Bruges, her dog, 1589; Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford, her dog, 1645; Diana and Anne Russell, their dog, 1662; Rachel Wriothesley, Lady Russell, her dog, 1686; a further painting of Rachel Wriothesley Lady Russell, her dog, 1686; Rachel and Katherine Russell, their dog, 1686; Elizabeth Howland Duchess of Bedford her dogs 1712-1717; Catherine Russell, her dog 1763; and Francis, 4th Earl of Bedford, his two dogs, 1600; two anonymous portraits of dogs
inscribed as titled (on the frames)
Provenance
The Dukes of Bedford, Woburn Abbey Bedfordshire
Catalogue Note
Lady Ela Russell (1854-1936) was the elder daughter of Francis Charles Hastings Russell (1819-1891), 9th Duke of Bedford whose lineage descends from William the Conqueror. Lady Russell was responsible for some historically interesting interiors in mixed media in several of the rooms at Woburn Abbey, including the State Saloon, the Long Gallery and the Holland Library. These were executed during the 1880’s.
This set of pictures depict members of the Russell family and their dogs, based on details of portraits painted over the centuries including those by Sir Anthony Van Dyck and Sir Joshua Reynolds which hang at Woburn Abbey.