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Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Later Countess of Derby

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Farren is represented here as a high society lady, elegantly dressed in noble fabrics and fur. Lawrence skillfully represents light on this type of fabric. Despite the elegance of her outfit, she appears in the green glade of a forest, with a meadow and trees. She is depicted in a low point of view,
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and as such much of the background is filled with the sky. The young woman's expression is very natural, to the point that one critic wrote: "...she is entirely Elizabeth Farren: carefree, mischievous, jovial, friendly and elegant."
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Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Later Countess of Derby
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Portrait of Elizabeth Farren, Later Countess of Derby
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Thomas Lawrence
Elizabeth Warren
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Thomas Lawrence
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Elizabeth Farren
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
"Catalogue entry"
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Thomas Lawrence
William Linley
Queen Charlotte
Elizabeth Farren
Arthur Atherley
Duke of Portland
Pinkie
Lord Hawkesbury
Sir Edward Pellew
Caroline, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte
Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Sir John Moore
Lord Melbourne
William Pitt
George III
Lord Castlereagh

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