A large, well coloured and very striking figure depicting a well dressed young lady with a whip in her left hand. This figure is typically said to depict Diana Vernon, Frank’s beautiful, fox-hunting love-interest in Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy.
This figure is attributed to the Alpha Factory and is one of the largest figures they are known to have produced.
The identity of this figure has not always been known and various theories have included the actress Louisa Nisbett as Constance in Sheridan Knowles' The Love Chase, and a figure based on a character (possibly Argilla) from Donizetti's opera La Zingara.
The figure presents well but it should be noted that the top of the whip is lost, and a rough attempt to conceal the loss with black paint is visible. Flaking to the skirt, hair, and orange sash has been retouched, as has flaking to the exposed black shoe, black buttons, and black hem. Despite its imperfections, the figure makes for an attractive and impressive display.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. E473, pl. 131, fig. 268
Height: 12.5”
Date: c. 1848
Provenance: The Kirkland Tellwright Collection
A large, well coloured and very striking figure depicting a well dressed young lady with a whip in her left hand. This figure is typically said to depict Diana Vernon, Frank’s beautiful, fox-hunting love-interest in Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy.
This figure is attributed to the Alpha Factory and is one of the largest figures they are known to have produced.
The identity of this figure has not always been known and various theories have included the actress Louisa Nisbett as Constance in Sheridan Knowles' The Love Chase, and a figure based on a character (possibly Argilla) from Donizetti's opera La Zingara.
The figure presents well but it should be noted that the top of the whip is lost, and a rough attempt to conceal the loss with black paint is visible. Flaking to the skirt, hair, and orange sash has been retouched, as has flaking to the exposed black shoe, black buttons, and black hem. Despite its imperfections, the figure makes for an attractive and impressive display.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. E473, pl. 131, fig. 268
Height: 12.5”
Date: c. 1848
Provenance: The Kirkland Tellwright Collection
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