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Stubbs uses the branches of the large oak tree behind the figures to link the two families. Sir Ralph’s gaze across the picture towards his daughter’s husband, which is complemented by the upward glance of the dog, further unifies the group. The rocky outcrop on the right is a landscape feature that appears in a number of Stubbs’s paintings, but may also represent Creswell Crags, on the Nottinghamshire–Derbyshire border, alluding to Lord Melbourne’s connections with Derbyshire.
Title
Sir Peniston and Lady Lamb, Later Lord and Lady Melbourne, with Lady Lamb's Father, Sir Ralph Milbanke, and Her Brother John Milbanke ('The Milbanke and Melbourne Families')
Date
about 1769
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 97.2 x W 147.3 cm
Accession number
NG6429
Acquisition method
Bought, 1975
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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