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Edith Phelips (1694–1772), Second Wife of Carew Hervey Mildmay

Image credit: Government Art Collection

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Edith Phelips, the daughter and heiress of Sir Edward Phelips of Montacute, married Carew Hervey Mildmay (1690–1784), in May 1744. Her husband had been Private Secretary to Henry St John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, from 1709 to 1714, before retiring from public life to live as a country gentleman. This is a companion portrait to Herman van der Mijn's portrait of Mildmay of 1733, also in the Government Art Collection (GAC 4802). The painting is a rare example of a portrait of a female sitter by John Shackleton, who was appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to George II in 1749.

Government Art Collection

London

Title

Edith Phelips (1694–1772), Second Wife of Carew Hervey Mildmay

Date

c.1744–1749

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 239.5 x W 147 cm

Accession number

17265

Acquisition method

purchased from Christie's, 1997

Work type

Painting

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Government Art Collection

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