Lady Isabella Bennet, Duchess of Grafton (1667 – 1723)

studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680) and Studio. Oil painting on canvas, Lady Isabella Bennet, Duchess of Grafton (1667 – 1723) by studio of Willem Wissing (Amsterdam 1656 - Burghley House 1687). after 1679. Three-quarter length portrait of a young girl, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, seated to right of a stone bench, wearing a long grey gown, edged at bodice in light brown, ruched sleeves with drooping white cuffs; deepish turquoise mantle draped at back, edged in light brown. Short curly brown hair, parted in centre. She has a small bunch of flowers lying on stone bench and is holding narrow red ribbon in her left hand, in process of tying the flowers on a stone ledge on the right. Classical landscape in background, in rich brown tones. Ickworth, Suffolk (Accredited Museum)