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Mary, Lady Templetown (after Thomas Lawrence)
William Etty·c. 1805
Historical Context
Dating to c. 1805, the portrait demonstrates the conventions of nineteenth-century portraiture during the tumultuous era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. William Etty, England's foremost painter of the nude and historical subjects, brings robust modeling to the depiction of the sitter. Etty, celebrated as Britain's greatest painter of the nude, built up this work with the rich, warm color and fluid oil technique he developed through decades of drawing from life at the Royal Academy'
Technical Analysis
Executed in Oil on canvas, the work showcases William Etty's rich Venetian coloring, with particular attention to the interplay of light across the sitter's features. The handling of drapery and accessories demonstrates the technical refinement expected of formal portraiture.
Look Closer
- ◆Notice this copy after Thomas Lawrence — Etty studying Britain's most fashionable portrait painter while developing his own warmer, more Venetian approach.
- ◆Look at the rich Venetian coloring brought to Lawrence's more restrained original palette.
- ◆Observe the academic practice of copying established masters, with Etty absorbing portrait conventions he would adapt to his own style.
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