Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Art Fund
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/benjamin-west-594" aria-label="More by Benjamin West" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Benjamin West</a>
Lady BeauchampProctor
Presented by the daughters of Maj-Gen. G.E.H. Beauchamp through the Art Fund 1941
adults
baby
Beauchamp-Proctor, Lady
children
classical myths: gods and heroes
fine arts and music
garland
individuals: female
named individuals
objects
people
plants and flowers
portraits
putto
religion and belief
sculpture, classical
woman
<p>Like many grand portraits of women in the eighteenth century, this picture was commissioned to mark the sitter’s marriage. She is Mary Palmer (1760-1848), who married Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor in March 1778 (his portrait can be seen on the other end of this wall). She is shown decorating a statue of Hymen, the Roman god of marriage, with flowers. These classical references and her richly painted costume are meant to evoke the noble art of the past. Her hair, however, is piled high in the fashion of the day.</p><p><em>Gallery label, February 2010</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
12 February 2005 – 25 September 2005
2005-09-25
12 February 2005 – 25 September 2005
2005-09-25
2005-02-12
Bowood House and Gardens (Calne, UK)
http://www.bowood.org
2005-02-12
Reciprocal Loan for Tate Britain - Reynolds (Calne)
Loan-out
5 December 2008 – 17 October 2010
2010-10-17
5 December 2008 – 17 October 2010
2010-10-17
2008-12-05
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2008-12-05
Portraiture 1660-1800
Collection based display
31 January 2012 – 12 August 2012
2012-08-12
31 January 2012 – 12 August 2012
2012-08-12
2012-01-31
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-01-31
Migrations
Exhibition
27 September 2014 – 6 April 2015
2015-04-06
27 September 2014 – 6 April 2015
2015-04-06
2014-09-27
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-09-27
William Hazlitt
Collection based display
Lady Beauchamp-Proctor
support: 1264 × 1003 mm
frame: 1507 × 1253 × 90 mm
Presented by the daughters of Maj-Gen. G.E.H. Beauchamp through the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 1941
<p>Like many grand portraits of women in the eighteenth century, this picture was commissioned to mark the sitter’s marriage.  She is Mary Palmer (1760-1848), who married Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor in March 1778 (his portrait can be seen on the other end of this wall).  She is shown decorating a statue of Hymen, the Roman god of marriage, with flowers.  These classical references and her richly painted costume are meant to evoke the noble art of the past.  Her hair, however, is piled high in the fashion of the day.  </p>
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adults baby Beauchamp-Proctor, Lady children classical myths: gods and heroes fine arts and music garland individuals: female named individuals objects people plants and flowers portraits putto religion and belief sculpture, classical woman