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

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

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/

Reference

Wellcome Collection 603108i

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