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| Miss Cotton in yellow, Sir Godfrey Kneller | |
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This portrait was created in the style of Sir Godfrey Kneller the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Kneller was famed for his portrayal of feminine beauty at court. As the title suggests, the woman portrayed is part of the Cotton family who once resided in Madingley Hall, Cambridgeshire, from 1647 until the 1860s. During this time the Hall was home to six generations of the Cotton family. The portrait is now on display in another country house, Abington Park Museum, which was once home to the Thursby family. |
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| Abington Park Museum | |
| 1700 | |
| Oil on canvas | |
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The portrait is on display on the staircase at Abington Park Musem. Northampton Museums and Art Gallery supports Art UK, which is an online home for public art collections across the UK. Over 650 works from our fine art collection including oil paintings and sculpture are accessible online through Art UK. Further artworks from the collection are accessible here. |