Jane Kingdon, paternal grandmother of Mr Kent Kingdon
‘Jane Kingdon’ portrait (the paternal grandmother of Mr Kent Kingdon), by Andrew Plimer, c. 1810-1816. This oil on panel depicts Jane Kingdon in head and shoulders as an middle-aged to elderly woman; she is seated right to left and wrapped in a red shawl. She wears a black dress with high white lace collar and white lace mob cap over tightly curled brown hair.
Kent Kingdon (1810-1889) was a key figure in the foundation of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Kingdon was primarily an upholsterer, who also collected. He collected much in the field of the fine and decorative arts. He collected works by local artists William Widgery and John Gendall in particular. Kingdon left £6000 to RAMM, for building works and for the establishment of a trust which still works today to help the museum and library. His large collections of fine art and decorative art now forms part of the museum’s collection.
Kent Kingdon (1810-1889) was a key figure in the foundation of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Kingdon was primarily an upholsterer, who also collected. He collected much in the field of the fine and decorative arts. He collected works by local artists William Widgery and John Gendall in particular. Kingdon left £6000 to RAMM, for building works and for the establishment of a trust which still works today to help the museum and library. His large collections of fine art and decorative art now forms part of the museum’s collection.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- K225
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Common Name
- Jane Kingdon, paternal grandmother of Mr Kent Kingdon
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- RAM cat 99
- Period Classification
- Regency (1811-1820)
- Production Town
- London
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- Andrew
- Production Person Surname
- Plimer
- Production Year Low
- 1810
- Production Year High
- 1816
