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Portrait of a lady, known as Jane Shore: P.14796-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of a lady, known as Jane Shore

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Tyson, Michael
Draughtsman: Unknown (After)

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Description

Etching on laid paper with visible platemark. A half-length image of an unclothed woman with bared breasts and adorned with jewels; a heavy, metal necklace inset with gems and pearl droppers and two strands of pearls and jewels in her curled hair which is tied up at the back and swept high off her forehead. Her head is turned slightly towards the left. Title etched below: 'Jane Shore from an Original Picture in the Provost's / Lodge at King's College Cambridge.'. Inscribed in graphite (Eric Chamberlain's hand?) at upper right: 'Jane Shore'. The print was made in the late 18th century by local Cambridge antiquary, Michael Tyson, after the oil on panel portrait at King's College, which was and is still attributed as a likeness of Jane Shore (c.1445-c.1527; mistress of Edward IV), but which is now generally thought to represent Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566; mistress of Henry II of France). See Notes.

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Unknown

Measurements and weight

Width: 165 mm
Width: 188 mm

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Dating

18th Century
1770 - 1780

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Plate Height 210 mm
Sheet Height 231 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14796-R
Primary reference Number: 225405
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Friday 11 September 2020 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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