Portrait of Lady Juliana Penn

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Portrait of Lady Juliana Penn

1752

Arthur Devis (English, 1712–1787)

This painting is one of a pair of marriage portraits featuring William Penn's son, Thomas, and his new wife, Lady Juliana Fermor. The bride and groom are depicted in interiors that may represent their family homes. Thomas stands near a window that is open to a landscape, perhaps hinting at the vast lands he controlled as proprietor of Pennsylvania from 1746 to 1775.

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Lady Juliana Penn

Date:

1752

Artist:

Arthur Devis (English, 1712–1787)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

36 1/8 x 31 1/8 inches (91.8 x 79.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Susanne Strassburger Anderson, Valerie Anderson Story, and Veronica Anderson Macdonald from the estate of Mae Bourne and Ralph Beaver Strassburger, 2004

Accession Number:

2004-201-2

Geography:

Made in England, Europe

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Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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