Anne Lee, Mrs. George Venables-Vernon (d.1742)

attributed to Thomas Hudson (Devonshire 1701 – Twickenham 1779) and Joseph van Aken (Antwerp 1709 - London 1749). Oil painting on canvas, Anne Lee, Mrs. George Venables-Vernon (d.1742) by Thomas Hudson (Devonshire 1701 – Twickenham 1779) and Joseph van Aken (Antwerp 1709 - London 1749), circa 1740. Full-length portrait of a young woman, standing on a terrace, facing, head inclined slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, holding a white ostrich feathered fan in her right hand which is crossed over her left wrist, and leaning with her left elbow on a pedestal surmounted by an urn. She is wearing a form of fancy dress inspired by Rubens's portrait of his wife, consisting of a a large black feathered hat, a black dress with white muslin sleeves tied with pink ribbons at the elbows a tree behind at her right, a distant horizon with stormy clouds forms the background. Daughter of Sir Thomas Lee 3rd Bart. Married in 1741 as his second wife, George Venables Vernon afterwards created 1st Baron Vernon in 1762. The drapery may have been painted by Joseph van Aken. Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire