Mrs Errington

Mrs Errington from 1800 by John Hoppner is a female portrait that demonstrates the artist's approach to women's portraiture. Hoppner was celebrated for his portraits of beautiful women, which combined fashionable elegance with psychological sensitivity in a style that drew on Reynolds while developing its own identity. Characteristic of the artist's mature approach, the work displays fluent, confident brushwork in the tradition of Reynolds, with a warm atmospheric palette and a gift for flattering likenesses that retained individual character.

The female portrait is rendered with particular attention to the sitter's expression and bearing, with Hoppner's fluid technique and warm palette creating an image of feminine grace.