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Unknown lady, half length standing with right arm resting on a ledge, a cushion with large tassles underneath her elbow; wearing low dress with sash across waist, with pearl earrings and smaller pearls in her hair: P.350-1947

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Current Location: In storage

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Unknown lady, half length standing with right arm resting on a ledge, a cushion with large tassles underneath her elbow; wearing low dress with sash across waist, with pearl earrings and smaller pearls in her hair

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, M.A.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)

Note

Before all lettering. Inscription in ink added in margin: "Her grace the Duchess of Queensbury."

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.350-1947
Primary reference Number: 165801
Chaloner Smith: 171 (Engr. not ascertained: Class III)

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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