"the Countess Of Worcesler Wearing A Turkish-style Hairstyle", Large Oval Miniature, Signed Rawlanson 1786

An exceptional oval miniature in its bronze frame, signed Rawlandson and dated 1786, depicting the Countess of Worcesler. With her hair styled in a Turkish fashion, this charming portrait, commissioned from the renowned English painter favored by the nobility, portrays the beautiful and proud Countess of Worcesler against a blue sky in her park. She gazes directly at the viewer, holding her pose in her elegant attire: a wide white silk collar with a scalloped edge, and a light blue silk dress cinched at the waist with gold silk. Her extravagant headdress sits atop her beautiful powdered hair, which cascades down the sides. A museum-quality piece, historically significant and of known provenance, it is signed and dated lower right by the artist. In perfect condition, this beautiful miniature on ivory has everything to captivate; a precious and vivid testament to late 18th-century English art, a work of exceptional quality.