Anne, Countess of Northampton with her Daughter, Elizabeth, (painting).

Anne, Countess of Northampton with her Daughter, Elizabeth, (painting).

West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, painter.

Anne, Countess of Northampton with her Daughter, Elizabeth, (painting).

Countess of Northampton and Child, (painting).

Digital Reference:

(Lower left:) B West Venice 1762 BW signed

Posed as Madonna and Child with clear reference to compositions by Raphael. Mother holds daughter on her lap, with her head bent so that it is resting on daughter's head. Daughter is nude. Drooping flowers in vase on table at right. Landscape in background framed by heavy drapery.

Portrait group -- Family -- Mother & Child

Portrait female -- Compton, Charles, Mrs. (Anne) -- Knee length

Portrait female -- Compton, Elizabeth -- Child

Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Owner reported that sitter Anne, Countess of Northampton, married Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton; daughter Elizabeth was born in 1760. In Aug. 1762, Lord Northampton was appointed Ambassador to Venice, where Anne and Elizabeth were painted soon after their arrival in Oct. 1762.

Bass Museum of Art, 1988.

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