Mrs Bennett, afflicted with a skin disease. Oil painting, 1818/1821.

Date:
[between 1818 and 1821]
Reference:
603108i
Part of:
Gentlefolk of Leeds afflicted with disease.
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Description

Mrs. Bennett, dressed in a lace cap and night-gown, afflicted with a skin disease covering most of her face and parts of her neck and chest

Publication/Creation

[between 1818 and 1821]

Physical description

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 41.5 x 28 cm

Lettering

Mrs Bennett. Disease from 1818 to 1821 Lettering at foot of recto

References note

William Schupbach, 'Mrs Bennett — before and after', Wellcome Library blog, 9 March 2009, archived at : https://wayback.archive-it.org/16107/20210313145049/http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2009/03/mrs-bennett-before-and-after/

Notes

Another portrait of the same person (Wellcome Library catalogue no. 603109i) shows her after the disease has cleared up
Part of a collection of paintings depicting gentlefolk of Leeds afflicted with grievous illnesses

Reference

Wellcome Collection 603108i

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