Susannah Fanshawe (1698–1759), Daughter of John Fanshawe, 3rd of Parsloes

This portrait of Susannah Fanshawe from around 1772 by Johann Zoffany depicts a member of the Fanshawe family of Parsloes, Essex. Zoffany's portraits of Georgian women were valued for their combination of fashionable elegance with sympathetic characterization of individual personality. Zoffany's oil technique achieved exceptional textural fidelity in the rendering of fabrics, scientific instruments, and domestic interiors, combining Flemish-inspired precision with a natural observation of...

The portrait combines careful rendering of the sitter's features with attention to fashionable Georgian dress, demonstrating Zoffany's skill in conveying both likeness and social status.