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| Title | Miss Walpole | |
| Collection | University of Dundee Museum Services | |
| Artist | Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) | |
| Date Earliest | 1638 | |
| Date Latest | 1680 | |
| Description | Portrait in typical Lely fashion of a young lady, Miss Walpole, in a brown dress, wearing a pearl necklace and holding some orange blossoms. The portrait belonged to the Bowyer Smith family, who claimed the sitter was a friend of the family and related to Sir Robert Walpole. | |
| Current Accession Number | ARTS:77 | |
| Subject | portrait; figure (girl) | |
| Measurements | 122 x 97 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Dr James Nicoll 1951. | |
| Provenance | Bowyer Smith family, Hill Hall, Theydon Mount, Epping, Essex; their sale, Christie's, 29 April 1932, lot 104, bought by Nicoll (sale included 17 other works attributed to Lely). | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Tower Foyer Gallery Opening Exhibition, University of Dundee, 2001. | |
| Rights Owner | University of Dundee | |
| Author | Matthew Jarron | |