Artwork
Mrs Cardwell
Mrs Cardwell is an oil painting by the British Romanticist artist William Boxall. It dates from 1865 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The painting Mrs Cardwell is an oil on canvas portrait created by William Boxall in 1865, currently held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts an elderly woman with grey hair, dressed in dark Victorian attire, gazing directly at the viewer with a neutral expression. Her pale face is set against a dark background, creating a somber atmosphere.
Technique & Style
Boxall's use of dark colors and attention to detail in the subject's attire and expression convey a sense of solemnity, characteristic of his portrait style.
Artist & collection
Mrs La Touche of Bellevue
The Artist's Mother (Elizabeth Balfour Nicolson, Mrs Jackson Walton)
Anne Warburton, died 1876
Louisa Balfour, Mrs James Mackenzie of Craigpark (1779 - 1859)
Euphemia Helen Smeton or Smeaton (died 1825) 'Mrs Douglas Dickson'
Agnes Gordon Cochran Higginson (Mrs. Stephen Higginson)
Katherine Paterson, Mrs John Walkinshaw of Barrowfield and Camlachie (called Lady Barrowfield), (c 1683 - 1780). Mother of Clementina Walkinshaw
Mrs William Fothergill Robinson
Mrs John Brown of Lanfine and Waterhaughs
Portrait of Mrs Eustace
Portrait of a Lady
Mrs Leiper