Old World Portraits
Catherine Brass Yates (Mrs. Richard Yates)
Gilbert Stuart
An elegant 18th-century portrait capturing a moment of quiet industry as a woman pauses her sewing.
Margaret Sutherland
François Beaucourt
1792 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An elegant 18th-century portrait of a woman in refined attire, holding a quill pen at her writing desk.
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Where it works
A measured, grounding piece with softened warm notes — sits comfortably in a more formal setting.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Study · Living Room
- Placement
- Strong for entryways, narrow walls, and vertical placements
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Rich brown, Aged gold
About the piece
Painted in 1792 by François Beaucourt, this formal portrait depicts Margaret Sutherland in an interior setting. She is captured with scholarly attributes, holding a quill over papers, while wearing a fashionable and intricately detailed lace bonnet that highlights the artist's masterful handling of texture and light.
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