1650
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of Elizabeth Morrison, Lady Capell of Hadham is a 1650 unspecified by Richard Gibson, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This oval painting shows a woman with dark hair and a serious face. She’s wearing a dark collar with a lace trim at the neckline. The background is plain, keeping all focus on her. The frame looks old, with a gold rim and a small ring at the top—maybe it was meant to be carried. Her expression is calm but a little tense, like she’s thinking hard. The lighting makes her face stand out against the dark background, giving it a three-dimensional look. If you like this style, look up chiaroscuro next—it’s the technique used here for that dramatic light-and-shadow effect.
Richard Gibson (1615 – 23 July 1690), known as "Dwarf Gibson", was an English painter of portrait miniatures and a court dwarf in England during the reigns of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and William III and Mary II.
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