Not currently on display at the V&A

Print

1743 (made)
Artist/Maker

Etching depicting Peg Woffington, head-and-shoulders, three-quarters view, turned to viewer's left. With the subject's facsimile signature beneath the image.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving, etching
Brief description
Etching depicting Peg Woffington, 1743
Physical description
Etching depicting Peg Woffington, head-and-shoulders, three-quarters view, turned to viewer's left. With the subject's facsimile signature beneath the image.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 22.1cm
  • Sheet width: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Margaret Woffington Saturday X. 18. 1743' (Centre. Facsimile signature.)
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.399-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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