Mary Benwell

Selected Works

A woman with very light skin and an dark hair swept into an updo looks directly out at the viewer. She wears pearl earrings and a long pearl necklace, along with a pale pink dress with an ivory-colored bow. The painting is an oval shape and at the top it has a loop for a chain to attach to the portrait.

Portrait miniature of Mrs. Bradney

1772
Mary Benwell, Portrait miniature of Mrs. Bradney, 1772. Watercolor on ivory, 4.8 x 3.8 cm. Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum

Self-portrait

1779

Miniature

ca. 1770

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