Mrs. John Wendt

Attributed to Thomas Hudson

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Object Label

In the mid-eighteenth century, Thomas Hudson helped set the standard for fashionable portraiture in London with works such as this one. The sitter is posed elegantly, holding a basket of flowers and wearing a voluminous silk dress adorned with lace, bows, and pearl details. This style of dress was very common in portraits of this era; depending on the sitter, it may have been a stock dress kept in the artist’s studio and used repeatedly to convey gentility and wealth. Deep blue was among the most popular colors for men’s and women’s fancy dress in the eighteenth century; here it may be an attribute of Mrs. Wendt’s fidelity, along with the collared dog gazing up at her.

Caption

Attributed to Thomas Hudson British, 1701–1779. Mrs. John Wendt, ca. 1745. Oil on canvas, 50 1/4 x 39 7/8 in. (127.6 x 101.3 cm) Frame: 58 x 48 in. (147.3 x 121.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Kaywin Lehman Smith, 79.290. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.290_PS6.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Mrs. John Wendt

Date

ca. 1745

Geography

Place made: England

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

50 1/4 x 39 7/8 in. (127.6 x 101.3 cm) Frame: 58 x 48 in. (147.3 x 121.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Kaywin Lehman Smith

Accession Number

79.290

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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