Portrait of a Lady of the Brown Family

Philippa Brown was the daughter of Dr. William Musgrave, the Exeter physician and antiquary. She married Thomas Brown in Exeter Cathedral in 1720, the year in which this portrait and the pendant of her husband were painted.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
64/1957/10
Category
Fine Art
Collection Class
Paintings
Medium
oil on canvas
Common Name
Portrait of a Lady of the Brown Family
Simple Name
painting
Period Classification
George I (1714-1727)
Production Town
Exeter
Production County
Devon
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Person Initials
William
Production Person Surname
Gandy
Production Year Low
1710
Production Year High
1720

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Philippa Brown (nee Musgrave), Wife of Thomas Brown