Current Location: In storage
Titles
Lady Caroline Montagu, Daughter of his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh
"Winter"
Maker(s)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Entities
Categories
Description
After the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1776, exh. R.A. 1777, no. 288; Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Bowhill, D150; Mannings, 1581 [as 'Lady Caroline Scott', painted as a pendant to the portrait of her brother, Charles Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1772-1819), Mannings, 1582]). Lady Caroline Montagu (1774-1854) was the third daughter of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleugh and Elizabeth, daughter of George, Duke of Montagu. Also known as Lady Caroline Montagu-Scott before marriage and as Lady Caroline Douglas following her marriage in 1803 to Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensbury. As a child, standing in a wintry, parkland landscape, snow on the branches of the trees, full-length facing the spectator, wearing a hat, cloak and muff against the cold. A terrier dog at her feet to the left and a bird to the right.
Notes
History note: Laid down on secondary support, 'CBM [Charles Brinsley Marlay]' inscribed in graphite on the verso.
Legal notes
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay, 1912
Mezzotint. Scratched letter proof with publication details trimmed away ['Publishs'd [sic] Novr. 1st 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London']. Chaloner Smith/Frankau suggest that the plate had been slightly reworked. Uncleaned inscription space with scratched open roman letters at lower left: 'S.R Jos Reynolds Pinxit' and lower right: 'I. R. Smith Sculp.t'. See BM 1902,1011.5010 for published state after title. Smith's plate was also known as "Winter" (the title is documented by D'Oench, 109 and Mannings, 1581).
Techniques used in production
Mezzotint
Identification numbers
Accession number: P.15083-R
Primary reference Number: 240113
Hamilton: I (p.119)
Chaloner Smith: 110.I
Frankau: 244.I
Russell (Chaloner Smith): 110.II
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Thursday 9 January 2020
Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023
Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
