Ann Richmond (1743-1808)

John Astley (Wem 1730 – Dukinfeld Lodge, Cheshire 1787). Oil painting on canvas, Ann Richmond (1743-1808) by John Astley (1730-1787), 1759. A painted oval half-length portrait of a young woman, head turned slightly down and to left, facing and gazing at the spectator, with fair hair, plaited and drawn up with ribbons, wearing a pink/red gown with low neck trimmed with lace. A blue/turquoise embroidered scarf falls across her right shoulder and is knotted at her bosom. A rope of pearls tied three times around her neck, falls from her left shoulder to her bodice front. A shawl wrapped around her arms. . Lyme Park, Cheshire (Accredited Museum)