Mrs Marlay
Miniaturist: Ford, Charles
Height: 119 mm
Width: 97 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Production date: circa AD 1837 : It is very close to a miniature of a lady by Ford sold at Sotheby's, 18 August 1972 which is signed and dated 1837. The dress and hair style in the present miniature are similar and it may be dated about the same year.
Support composed of ivory
Watercolour : Watercolour on ivory
Accession number: 3721
Primary reference Number: 17931
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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