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Mrs. Michelango Taylor (Frances Anne Taylor) as 'Miranda': P.45-1952

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mrs. Michelango Taylor (Frances Anne Taylor) as 'Miranda'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James (Attributed)
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

P&D Colnaghi; Frederick Behrens; Col. Edward Lumb.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1952) by Lumb, Edward

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1798

Note

Attributed by Frankau to William Ward. An impression in the British Museum has James Ward's signature scratched on the plate, according to Whitman. See Whitman 1905, pp.169-171 and Jane Munro 'James Ward R.A.' exhib. cat. (Fitzwilliam Museum, 1991) p.57. Impressions of this print are very rare. This impression printed in colours appears to be unique.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Mezzotint

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.45-1952
Primary reference Number: 176268
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 5 July 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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