Artwork
Miss Joanna Isabella Dick
Miss Joanna Isabella Dick is an oil painting by the British Romanticist artist William Quiller Orchardson. It dates from 1881 and is held in the collection of the National Galleries Scotland.
About this work
Overview
Miss Joanna Isabella Dick is a portrait painted in oil by William Quiller Orchardson around 1881. It is now held in the Scottish National Gallery.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts a young woman with auburn hair, wearing a white shirt and red scarf, gazing directly at the viewer with a contemplative expression.
Technique & Style
Orchardson's use of oil paint achieves a sense of depth and texture, particularly in the subject's clothing and hair, characteristic of the British Romantic tradition.
History & Provenance
Orchardson, a Scottish artist known for portraits and domestic scenes, was knighted in 1907, indicating his esteemed position in his field.
Artist & collection
Artist
Sir William Quiller Orchardson (27 March 1832 – 13 April 1910) was a Scottish portraitist and painter of domestic and historical subjects who was knighted in June 1907, at the age of 75.
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
The Rivals
Through the Corn
The Queen of the Swords
The Artist's Wife (Ellen Moxon, Lady Orchardson, 1853 - 1917)
Study of the Artist's daughter Hilda Orchardson (born 1875) and one of her younger brothers
The first cloud
The Artist's Wife (Ellen Moxon, later Lady Orchardson, c 1854 - 1917)
Katherine Monro, Lady Steuart of Allanbank, d. 1868
Portrait of a Lady
Emma Sandys, the artist's sister
Emma Sandys (1841–1877), the Artist's Sister
An unknown young woman
Contemplation
Portrait study
Miss Eliza Ann Ogilvy
Pansies
The Artist's Sister, Helen Hunter, née Wilkie (1793–1870)
The Artist's Sister (Helen Wilkie, later Mrs William Hunter, 1793 - 1870)
Bessie Grieve