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Mrs Mary Nesbitt, 1781 (oil on canvas)

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TWC6219155
Image title
Mrs Mary Nesbitt, 1781 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) / English
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Location
Wallace Collection, London, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1781 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions
76.5 x 63.2 x 2.5 cms
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Mary Davis (1743-1825) was a courtesan who married the wealthy merchant banker Alexander Nesbitt (1730-1772) in 1768. By 1771, she had become the acknowledged mistress of Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779). Mary inherited large fortunes from both men. However, she did not receive anything from Lord Bristol until a lawsuit was settled in her favour. She commissioned this portrait from Reynolds in the early 1780s, perhaps to mark the end of the lawsuit and the beginning of her financial independence.

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dove / bird / Reynolds Joshua (1723-1792) / 18th century / England / United Kingdom / Europe / painter / artist / art / Royal Academician / mary nesbitt / woman / women / female / doves / birds / oval / ovals / portrait / portraits / painting / paintings / bust length
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