# Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

**Gainsborough Dupont** (British, 1754–1797)  
c. 1787/1796  
oil on canvas  
overall: 59.1 x 39.9 cm (23 1/4 x 15 11/16 in.) framed: 77.2 x 57.2 x 6.4 cm (30 3/8 x 22 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970.17.119. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52263.html).

## About this work

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, political hostess and leader of fashion in Georgian society, stands at full length in a light silk dress and a large dark feathered hat, gathering her skirts in her arms beside tall trees. Gainsborough Dupont was the nephew and assistant of Thomas Gainsborough, and after his uncle’s death in 1788 he continued to paint in his manner, often repeating his designs. The olive-green tonality and feathery handling of the landscape echo Gainsborough’s own late style.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

Gainsborough Dupont painted this in about 1787/1796, aged about 33. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

This painting is a full-length portrait of a woman with her body facing the right and her head turned toward us. She has light skin, curly gray hair, arched eyebrows, and a small mouth in a neutral expression. She wears an elegant light-colored dress with a large bow on the back and a large, dark, feathered hat, and she has a flower tucked in her arms, which also gather up some of her skirts. The background shows tall trees, with the edge of a wall visible in the upper-right corner. The color scheme of the painting is mostly olive-green, and everything has a green tint.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Gainsborough Dupont](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/gainsborough-dupont)

British, 1754–1797

Gainsborough Dupont was the nephew of Thomas Gainsborough and his only known apprentice, trained in his uncle’s studio in Bath and then London, where he absorbed his style closely. He made mezzotints after Gainsborough’s portraits and, after his uncle’s death in 1788, carried on the practice in a similar manner, painting William Pitt the Younger several times as well as many fashionable sitters.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 33
- Real size: about 23 × 16 in (59 × 40 cm). The 18 × 24 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: female, Devonshire, Georgiana, Duchess of
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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