Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke

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Sisters Amabel (left) and Mary Jemima are shown playing on the grounds of their family’s country estate outside London. They wear loose, flowing garments invented specifically for the portrait rather than their usual outdoor dresses. Their father commissioned the painting to hang in the family’s city home in London’s St. James Square and it highlights their status as landowners. Joshua Reynolds painted this portrait after his return from Italy, where his studies inspired him to incorporate classical references. The famous ancient Roman Statue of a Girl with a Dove is echoed in Mary Jemima’s pose as she shields a dove from the family dog. Her family affectionately referred to Mary Jemima (at right) as "Mouse."

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Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Bequest of John L. Severance
Type of artwork
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
c. 1761

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A woman holds a dove while a young girl plays with a small dog in a garden setting.

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Provenance
c. 1761-1790: Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, later Second Earl of Hardwicke [1720-1790], St. James Square, London, by descent to his daughter Amabel Yorke, later Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey | 1790-1833: Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey [1751-1833], by descent to her great niece Anne Florence de Grey | 1833-1880: Anne Florence de Grey, Baroness Lucas [died 1880], by descent to her son, Francis Thomas de Grey | 1880-1905: Francis Thomas de Grey, Seventh Earl Cowper, Seventh Baron Lucas and Tenth Baron Dingwall [1834-1905], by descent to his nephew Auberon Thomas Herbert | 1905-1916: Auberon Thomas Herbert, Eighth Baron Lucas and Eleventh Baron Dingwall [1876-1916], by descent to his sister Nan Ino Cooper | 1916-1922: Nan Ino Cooper, Ninth Baroness Lucas and Twelfth Baroness Dingwall [1880-1958], consigned to sale at Christie's London | 1922: (Christies’s, London, May 26, 1922, lot 78) | (Agnew, London) | (M. Knoedler & Co., New York) | John L. Severance, Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1942-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
122349
Object Type
Painting
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Joshua Reynolds
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
England, 18th century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
oil on canvas
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Bequest of John L. Severance
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
c. 1761-1790: Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, later Second Earl of Hardwicke [1720-1790], St. James Square, London, by descent to his daughter Amabel Yorke, later Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey | 1790-1833: Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey [1751-1833], by descent to her great niece Anne Florence de Grey | 1833-1880: Anne Florence de Grey, Baroness Lucas [died 1880], by descent to her son, Francis Thomas de Grey | 1880-1905: Francis Thomas de Grey, Seventh Earl Cowper, Seventh Baron Lucas and Tenth Baron Dingwall [1834-1905], by descent to his nephew Auberon Thomas Herbert | 1905-1916: Auberon Thomas Herbert, Eighth Baron Lucas and Eleventh Baron Dingwall [1876-1916], by descent to his sister Nan Ino Cooper | 1916-1922: Nan Ino Cooper, Ninth Baroness Lucas and Twelfth Baroness Dingwall [1880-1958], consigned to sale at Christie's London | 1922: (Christies’s, London, May 26, 1922, lot 78) | (Agnew, London) | (M. Knoedler & Co., New York) | John L. Severance, Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1942-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
c. 1761
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1756
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1766
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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