The Right Honorable Lady Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Chesterfield
1680
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1680
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Right Honorable Lady Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Chesterfield is a 1680 ink by Alexander Browne, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white portrait shows a woman sitting with one arm resting on a chair. She wears a low-cut dress with ruffles at the neckline and a pearl necklace. Her hair is pulled back, and she holds a fan in her right hand. The background looks like a dark curtain with some leaves and flowers around her. The artist used shading to make her clothes and skin look three-dimensional. The contrast between light and dark helps show her features clearly. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.
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