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Portrait of Julia, Lady Peel

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Julia, Lady Peel
ArtistThomas Lawrence
Year1827
TypeOil on canvas, portrait
Dimensions90.8 cm × 70.8 cm (35.7 in × 27.9 in)
LocationFrick Collection, New York City

The Portrait of Julia, Lady Peel is an 1827 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Thomas Lawrence depicting Julia Peel, the wife of the politician Sir Robert Peel.[1] She married Peel in 1820. When she sat for Lawrence her husband was Home Secretary and he later went on to serve for two spells as Prime Minister.

It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1827. The painting was sold by her grandson in 1896.[2] It is now in the Frick Collection in New York City.[3]

References

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  1. ^ https://collections.frick.org/objects/110/julia-lady-peel
  2. ^ Gash
  3. ^ Story, Schmidt & Goodfriend p.XI

Bibliography

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  • Gash, Norman. Mr Secretary Peel: The Life of Sir Robert Peel to 1830. Faber & Faber, 2011.
  • Hurd, Douglas. Robert Peel: A Biography. Hachette UK, 2017.
  • Stott, Annette Schmidt, Benjamin & Goodfriend, Joyce. Going Dutch: The Dutch Presence in America 1609-2009. Brill, 2009.