Did the English painter, John Opie, paint a portrait of Lady Kay (a
portrait also known as "A Lady of Quality")?  If so, when was it
painted?  Is it listed in his catalog of works?  Who was Lady Kay and
how did he happen to paint her (was she a friend or a stranger whom he
happened to be commissioned to paint)?  Is the painting a 3/4 length
portrait of a seated youngish woman with a lace kerchief and brown
hair, and with her face resting against her hand, with brown being the
dominant color scheme?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Oct 2005 16:23 PDT

Closest I came up with is a portrait of one Mrs Cay by Henry Raeburn,
a contemporary of Opie's:


http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=12279&searchid=7651


Though hardly a young woman, the picture has some of the features you mentioned.


Any thoughts?


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by thejazzytwo-ga on 18 Oct 2005 17:57 PDT

The portrait is not Mrs. Cay by Raeburn, although it is similar stylistically.

I could not find anything on the internet. Perhaps you may have to
find a library with the following:
"Opie and his works: Being a catalogue of 760 pictures by John Opie,
R.A., preceded by a biographical sketch (Unknown Binding)"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00085X9DC/amzna9-1-20/ref=nosim/103-7556869-3418260?dev-t=D26XECQVNV6NDQ%26camp=2025%26link_code=xm2

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