Mrs Russel of Aden

Artist George Washington Wilson (Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)

Datec. 1849

Mediumwatercolour on ivory miniature

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 9 cm, Width: 7.2 cm
Frame: Height: 15.8 cm, Width: 13 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG010677

Keywords

About MeOn 11 October 1832 the sitter, Caroline Lambton, married James Russell of Aden (1797-1875) who was both Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Aberdeenshire.

Mrs Russell wears a black dress with white collar - six 'points' of which are visible, a coral necklace and a white lace indoor cap. Her hair is curled into short ringlets as was the fashion of the day. She was not only a sitter to but also a pupil of Wilson George Washington: also in the collections of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums is a letter from her to Wilson, dated April 13th 1853, in which she is arranging lessons in flower painting. Mrs Russell died in 1864.

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Wilson was a portrait miniaturist before switching to photography. The sitter was one of his pupils.