Isabella Saltonstall as Una in Spenser's 'Faerie Queene': PD.45-1971

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Isabella Saltonstall as Una in Spenser's 'Faerie Queene'

Maker(s)

Entities

Painting

Notes

History note: Miss Isabella Saltonstall (d. 1829); Sir Walter Gilbey, sale (Christie's) 11 June 1915 (409) bt S Gilbey; Leslie T. Good (d. 1965); Harold Good (brother of L.T. Good)

Legal notes

From the Paintings and Duplicates, the Perceval, and the Cunliffe Funds.

Measurements and weight

Height: 47.9 cm
Width: 63.8 cm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1971) by Good, Harold

Dating

Production date: AD 1782

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Enamel

Components of the work

Support composed of ceramic ( oval)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Enamel on ceramic

Inscription or legends present

Text: Geo: Stubbs pinxit
Location: To the right, on the rocks
Type: Signature

Text: 1782
Location: To the right, on the rocks
Type: Date

Text: 1122 CH (Gilbet sale 1915)
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Type: Stencil

Text: EZ - 386 - 29
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: White chalk

Text: June 11-15
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: White chalk

Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: 409

Text: G. STUBBS 'Scene from the Faeire Queen'
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Supporting information

Text: 128
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: Black crayon

Text: 9
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: 26 (dubious)
Location: Verso, wooden backing
Method of creation: White chalk

Text: Isabella Saltonstall Aged sixteen. / In the character of Una, Spenser's Faery Queen - / From her fayre eyes he took commandment / and ever by her looks conceived her intent
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Brown ink

References and bibliographic entries

George Stubbs, Painter: catalogue raisonné page(s): 235
Stubbs
Chronique des Arts page(s): 136
Fitzwilliam. The Annual Reports of the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Cambridge for the Year ending 31 December 1969
Stubbs & Wedgwood page(s): 83
Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Vol. III, British School page(s): 258-260
Painting from Books. Art and Literature in Britain 1760-1900 page(s): 27
The Art of George Stubbs page(s): 129

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.45-1971
Primary reference Number: 3971
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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