Dorothy Jordan (real name Dorothy Phillips) (1761-1816) actress

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy

John Hoppner, portrait painter, was born in London. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1775 and became a member of the Academy in 1795. He was appointed Portrait Painter to the Prince of Wales in 1789. However, from the 1790s his achievements were overshadowed by those of the portraitist Sir Thomas Lawrence. Hoppner's first royal portraits were of three of the Princesses and were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1785. They show the influence of both Romney and Reynolds. Hoppner received numerous commissions, mainly from members of the Whig party. His best and most attractive portraits are considered to be his groups of children. He died in 1810 at his home in Charles Street, Mayfair.

People

Dorothy (real name Dorothy Phillips) Jordan (1761 - 1816)

Places

Subjects

actor/actress, female portrait, woman, 18th century costume, feather (fashion accessory)

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), pencil, chalk, chalk drawing, pencil drawing, coloured

Artist

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)

Title

Dorothy Jordan (real name Dorothy Phillips) (1761-1816) actress

Date

1785

Medium

Pencil and chalk on coloured paper

Dimensions

height: 33.50 cm, width: 24.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Christie's via Leggatt Bros, 22 May 1959

Inscription

verso: Mrs Jordan. / Sketch by John Hoppner RA 1785. / Given by Lady Friedrich Bessborough

Provenance

Collection of Colonel K. E. Savill; by whom sold through Christie's, London, on 22 May 1959 (Lot 19), as ‘Mrs Jordan’; from which sale purchased by Leggatt Bros. on behalf of the Ministry of Works

GAC number

4934