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Full-length portrait of a lady standing, head slightly to left, wearing a white silk dress and blue cloak, her hands folded.

Dorothy was the sister of Sir Robert Walpole.

English Heritage, Audley End House

Saffron Walden

Title

Dorothy Townshend (1686–1726), Viscountess Townshend

Date

1720

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 213 x W 145 cm

Accession number

81031028

Work type

Painting

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English Heritage, Audley End House

Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4JF England

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