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John Russell, Portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783–1858), later Countess of Carlisle, at the age of six, 1790. Pastel on paper. NMB 2781.
Photo: Cecilia Heisser/Nationalmuseum
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John Russell, Portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish, 1790. Photo: Cecilia Heisser/Nationalmuseum.

Pastel portrait by John Russell acquired for the collections

Nationalmuseum has acquired a pastel portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish at the age of six. The portrait is the work of John Russel, one of the era’s foremost pastellists. This is the first example of this particular art form by a British artist to be acquired for the museum’s collections.