Mrs. Pawling was a late 17th-century pastel portrait artist, who was active from c. 1690 to c. 1700.

Biography

Mrs. Pawling is credited with a small number of crayon, pastel portraits at the end of the 17th century. Her work has been compared to that of

Henrietta Johnston Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston (c. 1674 – March 9, 1729) was a pastelist of uncertain origin active in the English colonies in North America from approximately 1708 until her death. She is both the earliest recorded female artist and ...

. Three examples of Mrs. Pawling's work can be found at

Belton House Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Belton near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, built between 1685 and 1688 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet. It is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues leading t ...

; a portrait of Sir Pury Cust (1655-1698/9), a portrait of Lady Alice Savile Cust (1666/7-1712), and a portrait of Savile Cockayne Cust (1698–1772) as a child. Four pastel on paper portraits of the Harley family can be found at

Welbeck Abbey Welbeck Abbey in the Dukeries in North Nottinghamshire was the site of a monastery belonging to the Premonstratensian order in England and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a country house residence of the Dukes of Portland. It is one ...

. It is believed that Mrs. Pawling was the wife of

Isaac Paling Isaac Paling (c.1640 – 1728) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Paling was born in Leiden. According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Abraham van den Tempel and a colleague of Jacob Torenvliet in Leiden. According to the RKD he bec ...

, who was in England from 1682-1703.

References

External links

Mrs Pawling
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National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

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Works by Mrs. Pawling
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