The Family of the Earl Gower
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| Artist | Angelica Kauffman |
| Year | 1772 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Subject | Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford with his third wife Susanna and six children |
| Dimensions | 150.5 cm × 210 cm (59.25 in × 82 in) |
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| Owner | National Museum of Women in the Arts |
The Family of the Earl Gower is a 1772 painting by Swiss painter Angelica Kauffman. It is held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., United States.[1][2]
It portrays Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803), also known as The Earl Gower, an English Whig politician and cabinet minister, and his family. His third wife, Lady Susanna (1742-1805) holds a lyre, and his heir, George Leveson-Gower (1758-1833, later the Duke of Sutherland) holds a book, while the three youngest daughters play with a lamb.[1]
The painting is in oil on canvas and measures 59.25 in × 82 in (1,505 mm × 2,083 mm).[1]
Another famous painting of the family by George Romney is titled The Gower Family: The Children of Granville, 2nd Earl Gower.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "The Family of the Earl Gower". National Museum of Women in the Arts. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Family of the Earl of Gower". www.artera.ae. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Gower Family: The Children of Granville, 2nd Earl Gower | Art UK". artuk.org. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2026.