Portrait of a girl, believed to be Susannah Brooke, in a white dress, standing full length in a landscape
oil on canvas
76.5 x 60cm

Provenance:
Cuerden Hall, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire;
H Kenyon Antiques, Chester, from whom acquired in 1947

The parish register for Chorley, St Lawrence only holds one record during the 18th century of a 'Susanah Brook', daughter of Peter, who was baptised on 19th May 1762. She was an heiress of Peter Brooke of Astley in Chorley, Charnock Richard (see The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, 1911, vol. 6, p. 25). She married firstly, in 1787, Thomas Townley Parker who succeeded to Cuerden Manor in 1788. After his death, she married in 1794 Sir Henry P Hoghton.

Condition Report

Oil on canvas which has been lined. The lining is poorly done and has created lumps and undulations in the canvas, particularly in the upper half. At the upper right corner the paint layer has an even texture, possibly caused by the use of too much heat during lining. In the thinly painted dark passages there is wear. Thick, pasty overpaint covers areas of damage and in some areas such as the flesh has darkened overtime. The varnish layer is thick and glossy.

Framed 92 x 75cm