Belinda Spencer (Mrs. Lot Norton) Seymour
SubjectPortrait of
Belinda Spencer
1792 - 1873
Date1908
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 34 1/2 × 26 1/2in. (87.6 × 67.3cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionOil portrait of an elderly woman of rather florid complexion, with brown eyes and gray hair almost hidden by a full white ruffled cap with ends hanging on the shoulders. She wears a plain, full-skirted black dress with small self buttons down the front of the bodice, a white vestee and a black shawl over her shoulders. Her hands rest in her lap. The background is dull brown.
Object number1945.1.16
Inscribed"Inscription on back of canvas: BELINDA DAUGHTER OF HENRY SPENCER - / RELICT OF LOT NORTON SEYMOUR/ BORN JUNE 4, 1792; DIED NOV. 19, 1873/ PAINTED A. D. 1908 FOR HER GRANSON GEORGE DUDLEY / SEYMOUR / BY HERMAN SODERSTEN"
On View
Not on view
about 1914-1915
Unknown
Sarah Spencer Morgan
