Oil painting on canvas, Anne Blackett, Mrs John Trenchard afterwards Mrs Thomas Gordon (d.1783), attributed to Maria Verelst (Vienna 1680 – London 1744), previously attributed to Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744), inscribed: later 18th century, with name of sitter and biographical details, bottom right: Anne, dr: of 1st: Wm: Blackett,/m.1st. Jno. Trenchard, author of/The Independent Whig &c./m.2d. Thomas Gordon, translator/of Tacitus, Sallust, &c./d.1783 s.p. A three-quarter length portrait, seated on a bank beneath a tree, wearing a blue dress; a classical pavilion or house among trees by a lake in the background.

Provenance: Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt

Marks and inscriptions: (later inscription with name of sitter and biographical details)

Text from National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: attributed to Maria Verelst (1680-1744)
Date: c. 1723

Image Details
Date: 19 October 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/20s
ISO: 640
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.