Jean-Baptiste Van LooFrancia, 1684–1745Margaret ('Peg') Woffington, Actress
Si può vedere?
Sì, esposta ora
Dove si trova «Margaret ('Peg') Woffington, Actress» oggi? Victoria and Albert Museum, British Galleries, Room 53a, Londra. Sì, esposta ora. Verificato 25 settembre 2026.
Chiuso· apre alle 10:00
Esposta al pubblico.
- Verificato
- Ultimo cambio di stato
- Fonte
- Il museo
Sul dipinto
Object Type
Although this is technically a portrait, the image of a young woman at a window with a pet bird in a cage was a frequently employed motif in popular paintings and prints of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Sometimes the women depicted were actresses or courtesans.
People
Leggi
Margaret Woffington, (1718-1760), popularly known as `Peg', and the most famous actress of her day, enjoyed a lively and unconventional life. Various artists painted her, and this is almost certainly a portrait of her, although many pictures of attractive young women of that period are wrongly thought to be of her. This portrait is not signed, but the delicate treatment of the flesh tones and the sensitive rendering of the costume justify the attribution to Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684-1745). He was so successful as a portrait painter, by 1738 he had to give five sittings a day at his studio in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, and prospective sitters were forced to apply six weeks in advance.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 601-1882
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Immagine: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
