Lady Alston

"Lady Alston" is a distinguished portrait created in 1762 by British artist Thomas Gainsborough. It depicts Anne, Lady Alston, wife of John Alston II, dressed in fashionable mid-Georgian costume. Gainsborough, renowned for his expertise in high society portraits, captured her full-length figure, drawing inspiration from seventeenth-century depictions like Anthony van Dyck’s portrayal of Lady Anne Clifford. Rendered with rich oil paints on canvas, the painting exhibits the delicate elegance characteristic of the Rococo style. Today, it resides in the Louvre, a testament to Gainsborough’s masterful work.