Lady Margaret Murray, Lady Maynard (c.1638-1682)

Oil painting on canvas, Lady Margaret Murray, Lady Maynard (c.1638-1682) by Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 - London 1680). c.1670.Three-quarter-length portrait of a woman, seated in a chair in an interior, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, her left hand rests on her lap and her right hand fingers a rose, she has tightly curled hair falling in ringlets on her shoulders, she is wearing an off-the-shoulder brown satin dress over a white chemise. A long red velvet curtain is pulled back to reveal a view through a window on the left, with a reddish sky. Youngest sister of the Duchess of Lauderdale. CMS_PCF_1139941