蔚子覃
2021-07-28
Thisisaportraitoftheartist"stwenty-sevenyearoldsister.AtthetimeitwasdrawnHesterhadbeenmarriedforfiveyearstohercousinCaptainNathanielSmithoftheEastIndiaCompany.NathanielDanceandHesterwerethechildrenofthearchitectGeorgeDance(1695-1768)whodesignedtheMansionHouseintheCityofLondon.NathanielhadstudiedinRomebetween1754and1765andwasanearlyexponentoftheneo-classicalstyleinpainting.However,hemadehisnameasap