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British, possibly Sir William Boxall, 'Portrait of a Woman aged about 45', about 1830

About the work

Overview

This painting and Portrait of a Man aged about 45, also in the National Gallery, were designed to hang together as portraits of a husband and wife. They are said to have been given by the painter Sir William Boxall RA, director of the National Gallery from 1865 to 1874, to his friend, the architect James Wyatt RA (1746–1813). Wyatt’s great-grandson, H.W. Standen, presented them to the National Gallery in 1964 as a ‘Self-Portrait of William Boxall and a companion portrait of his wife’. However, the features in the man’s portrait are unlike those in Boxall’s Self Portrait at the Age of Nineteen, also in the National Gallery’s collection, and he never married. It is now thought more likely that this is an early portrait by Boxall of his mother. The companion male portrait probably shows his father.

Key facts

Details

Full title
Portrait of a Woman aged about 45
Artist
British, possibly Sir William Boxall
Artist dates
1800 - 1879
Part of the series
Portraits of a Man and a Woman
Date made
about 1830
Medium and support
oil on wood
Dimensions
30.2 × 25.6 cm
Acquisition credit
Presented by H.W. Standen, 1964
Inventory number
NG6353
Location
Not on display
Collection
Main Collection
Previous owners

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About the series: Portraits of a Man and a Woman

Overview

These two pictures, both painted in oil on board, were designed to hang together as portraits of a husband and wife. They are said to have been given by the painter Sir William Boxall RA, director of the National Gallery from 1865 to 1874, to his friend, the architect James Wyatt RA (1746–1813). Wyatt’s great-grandson, H.W. Standen, presented them to the National Gallery in 1964 as a ‘Self-Portrait of William Boxall and a companion portrait of his wife’. However, the features in the male portrait are unlike those in Boxall’s Self Portrait at the Age of Nineteen, which is also in the National Gallery, and he never married. It is now thought more likely that these are early portraits by Boxall of his parents.

Works in the series

This painting and Portrait of a Woman aged about 45, also in the National Gallery, were designed to hang together as portraits of a husband and wife. They are said to have been given by the painter Sir William Boxall RA, director of the National Gallery from 1865 to 1874, to his friend, the archi...
Not on display
This painting and Portrait of a Man aged about 45, also in the National Gallery, were designed to hang together as portraits of a husband and wife. They are said to have been given by the painter Sir William Boxall RA, director of the National Gallery from 1865 to 1874, to his friend, the archite...
Not on display