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This portrait is one of Zoffany’s largest paintings and was probably commissioned to hang in the Oswald’s stately home of Auchincruive, three miles from Ayr in Scotland. Mrs Oswald’s costume and hairstyle suggest a date in the early 1760s. It was unusual for Zoffany to portray a female sitter on her own. He appears to have detected little zest for life in Mrs Oswald, and her pose in the wild natural setting seems only to emphasise her solitude.
Title
Mrs Oswald
Date
about 1763-4
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 226.5 x W 158.8 cm
Accession number
NG4931
Acquisition method
Bought, 1938
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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