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A full-length seated portrait of a former housemaid and spider-brusher, aged 87, outside her cottage. She has a broom and mop beside her and is holding a scroll on her lap. Jane Ebrell was the wife of the coachman to Simon Yorke II and her son was the coachman to Philip Yorke I. There are two sets of servant portraits at Erddig and this is one of the first set. Individual portraits of servants are not uncommon, but the sets at Erddig, which established a tradition later carried on in the form of photographs, may be unique. The first set was painted in the 1790s for Philip Yorke I, who wrote and published the 'Crude-Ditties' accompanying them. The second set was painted for his son and successor, Simon Yorke II, who never had himself portrayed.
Title
Mrs Jane Ebrell (b.1706), Former Housemaid and 'Spider-Brusher', Aged 87
Date
1793
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 114 x W 94 cm
Accession number
1151282
Acquisition method
gift from Philip Yorke III along with the estate, house and other contents, 1973
Work type
Painting
National Trust, Erddig
Wrexham (Wrecsam) LL13 0YT Wales
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Jack Nicholas (b.1720), Kitchen Porter, Aged 71 National Trust, Erddig -
Tom Jones (b.1760), Butcher and Publican of Wrexham, Aged 36 National Trust, Erddig -
William Williams (b.1723), Blacksmith, Aged 70 National Trust, Erddig -
Mrs Jane Ebrell (b.1706), Former Housemaid and 'Spider-Brusher', Aged 87 National Trust, Erddig -
Edward Prince (b.1718/1719), Carpenter, Aged 73 National Trust, Erddig -
Jack Henshaw (b.1731/1732), Gamekeeper National Trust, Erddig
