Portrait #998

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Tyrolean Woman
  • Artist:Dury, George (attrib.)
  • Date Created:unknown
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:14 x 15
  • Image Dimensions:7" w x 8" h Oval
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:28 November 2007
  • Condition:Good
  • Description:Right-side near-waist length view of young girl. She is looking over her right shoulder at the viewer, and wears a voluminous white shirt under a red-trimmed jumper. Her brown hair is pulled back into a bun at the back of her head. A painted backdrop of mountains is behind her.
  • History:Portrait said to be painted by Dury (copy of Guido Reni portrait) when Dury was in Europe. Brought home from Europe by Randal McGavock in the 1850s.