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Mrs Baldwin (1763–1839), in Eastern Dress

Image credit: Compton Verney

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Jane Baldwin (1763–1839) was born in Smyrna (now Izmir) in Turkey, the daughter of a Yorkshire merchant who was trading with the East through the Levant Company. When she was only 16 she married George Baldwin, twenty years her senior, a wealthy merchant and diplomat stationed at Alexandria in Egypt. Jane was much admired for her beauty and intelligence, and became an object of fascination in Georgian society. Considered alluring and exotic, she was 19 years old when this painting was made. Her Eastern style of dress, called ‘turquerie’, represents a fashionable form of fancy dress, and was inspired by Britain’s trading relationship with the Ottoman Empire. She is known to have worn this costume several times, including at a ball in London given by King George III.

Compton Verney

Compton Verney

Title

Mrs Baldwin (1763–1839), in Eastern Dress

Date

1782

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 141 x W 110 cm

Accession number

CVCSC : 0331.B

Acquisition method

purchased, 2004

Work type

Painting

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