A Lancashire Lass

Lancelot Roberts 1883 - 1950

Summary

Half-length, three-quarter left side portrait of a young woman. The subject has fair bob-length hair; she stands with her left hand resting on her hip and her head turned towards the viewer, but looking off to the right. She wears a patterned pink cape, which hangs in folds about her shoulders. The background is plain and indistinct.

Display Label

Market Street on a Saturday afternoon, is a sea of faces: young, old, many colours, many races. Most Manchester faces from our collection are portraits of industrialists, members of Parliament, Lord Mayors ... not many show workers or women, or represent the city's increasing cultural mix. A variety of portraits are displayed here showing people with interesting stories to tell. We have asked a contemporary artist to redress the balance, to give another view that celebrates the diversity of Manchester today.