William Beechey
Artwork Detail
Mary Christina Windham was the fourth daughter of Admiral William Windham of Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk. A misogynist critic once slammed Beechey for what he called 'the acres of canvas he has covered with portraits of ladies'! As a young artist favoured by George III, Beechey had been caught up in arguments with other members of the Royal Academy, such as Hoppner and the former's predecessor, William Hodges, who thought that the King took his honorary title of 'Patron, Protector and Supporter' much too literally.
- Title
- Miss Windham
- Artist/creator
- William Beechey
- Production date
- 1828
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 1270 x 1020 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1976
- Accession no
- 1976/25
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- On display
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