Art Collections Online
Lady Mutton
BRITISH SCHOOL, 17th Century
(Amgueddfa Cymru regrets that we are not able to provide an image for this item at this time. This is either due to copyright restrictions, or the item is awaiting digitisation. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.)
Media: oil on canvas
Size: 76.1 x 61.1 cm
Acquired: 1931; Gift; Major T.K. Davies-Colley
Accession Number: NMW A 3742
Lady Eleanor Mutton is shown in mourning. Her plain dress and sober expression reflect her grief. She had recently been widowed for the second time, on the death of the wealthy Welsh judge Sir Peter Mutton in 1637. That same year her brother John Williams was imprisoned for revealing state secrets, though he later became Archbishop of York.
This work is currently on display:
Gallery 10
National Museum Cardiff, level 4
Stairs up
Stairs down
Lift
Leave a comment