The Family of the Earl Gower
| The Family of the Earl Gower | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Location | National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., United States |
| 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.
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.
The painting is in oil on canvas and measures 59.25 in × 82 in (1,505 mm × 2,083 mm).