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Portrait of a lady: P.14812-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of a lady

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Stipple and etching on chine collé. A small oval medallion containing the head and shoulders of a lady, c.1750, directed towards the left with head turned towards the viewer. A plait is worn across the top right of her wig. Proof before letters. A handwritten graphite inscription on the verso: 'From a plate in the possession of Mr Mackie'. 'Mackie' was a dealer, probably a bookseller, who sold prints to the British Museum, amongst other places.

Legal notes

Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Note

Height 65mm (chine) x width 45mm (chine); height 92mm (sheet) x width 76mm (sheet, left edge deckled)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Chine collé
Stipple
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14812-R
Primary reference Number: 225421
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 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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