Oil painting on canvas, Inscribed Elizabeth Kirkley, Lady Blackett (d.1674), but probably Mary Yorke, 2nd Wife of Edward Blackett, 2nd Bt by John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691). Three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman, seated, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, in a landscape, wearing a brick-red dress and blue scarf her left arm resting on a plinth.

Provenance: Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt

Marks and inscriptions: (later inscription as Elizabeth Kirkley)

Text from National Trust

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: John Riley (1646 – 1691) and John Closterman (1660 – 1711)
Date: circa 1670-64

Image Details
Date: 25 July 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/25s
ISO: 800
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.