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Lady Anstruther
Bequeathed by Viscountess D'Abernon 1954
actions: postures and motions
adults
Anstruther, Janet, Lady
architecture
aristocrat
basket
clothing and personal items
estate
features
flower
hill
individuals: female
jewellery
landscape
leisure and pastimes
named individuals
objects
people
picking flowers
plants and flowers
portraits
recreational activities
royalty and social rank
urn
vessels and containers
walking
woman
wooded
work and occupations
<p>Sir John Anstruther commissioned this portrait of his wife, Janet, along with his own portrait (now in a French private collection). Lady Anstruther, the daughter of a Scottish merchant, was renowned for her beauty and for her reputation as a flirt. Despite her social elevation through marriage to a baronet, on at least one occasion Lady Anstruther was taunted in the streets for her supposed gypsy descent. In Reynolds's portrait, she glides serenely through the grounds of a landed estate, her dress and deportment asserting her right to be recognized among the ranks of the aristocracy.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
12 October 2001 – 30 December 2001
2001-12-30
12 October 2001 – 30 December 2001
2001-12-30
2001-10-12
Southampton City Art Gallery (Southampton, UK)
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/arts
2001-10-12
The Stuart Portrait: Status and Legacy
Loan-out
29 November 2004 – 25 September 2005
2005-09-25
29 November 2004 – 25 September 2005
2005-09-25
2004-11-29
Blenheim Palace (Woodstock, UK)
2004-11-29
Reciprocal loan for Reynolds TB
Loan-out
21 January 2012 – 3 June 2012
2012-06-03
21 January 2012 – 3 June 2012
2012-06-03
2012-01-21
Castel Sismondo (Rimini, Italy)
2012-01-21
Da Vermeer a Kindinsky. Capolavori dai museei del mondo a Rimini
Loan-out
24 June 2023 – 29 October 2023
2023-10-29
24 June 2023 – 29 October 2023
2023-10-29
2023-06-24
The Box (Plymouth, UK)
2023-06-24
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Loan-out
Lady Anstruther
support: 1264 × 991 mm
frame: 1412 × 1155 × 90 mm

Bequeathed by Viscountess D'Abernon 1954
<p>Sir John Anstruther commissioned this  <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> of his wife, Janet, along with his own portrait (now in a French private collection).  Lady Anstruther, the daughter of a Scottish merchant, was renowned for her beauty and  for her reputation as a flirt. Despite her social elevation through marriage to a baronet, on at least one occasion Lady Anstruther was taunted in the streets for her supposed gypsy descent.  In Reynolds's portrait, she glides serenely through the grounds of a landed estate, her dress and deportment asserting her right to be recognized among the ranks of the aristocracy.</p>
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actions: postures and motions adults Anstruther, Janet, Lady architecture aristocrat basket clothing and personal items estate features flower hill individuals: female jewellery landscape leisure and pastimes named individuals objects people picking flowers plants and flowers portraits recreational activities royalty and social rank urn vessels and containers walking woman wooded work and occupations