This full length portrait was painted specifically to hang in Gainsborough's show rooms in Bath to advertise his special abilities.

He chose a pose for Miss Ford which would exploit his skill in painting the satin of the ivory silk sacque dress. Miss Ann Ford was a controversial figure in Bath society at the time.

Provenance

Private collection, England; anonymous sale Christie's, 1994; Andrew Clayton-Payne, 2001.


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