“A Lady of The Duffield Family”
by Grace Cruikshank (ca. 1842-1894)
Measures 4 3/8 x 5 ¾, under slightly convex glass in a 5 x 6 ¾ gilded brass ormolu frame. Watercolor on ivory
Coppola Collection

Painted by the English miniaturist Grace Cruikshank. The beautiful woman depicted was identified by an inscription on the back as “A Lady of The Duffield Family.” This woman is shown wearing a white gown with pearls in her hair and a blue sapphire brooch at her chest.

Grace Cruickshank was the daughter of the miniaturist Frederick Cruickshank (1800-1868). She exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1860-1894.