Miss Nelly O'Brien
Print
1760s (published)
1760s (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Three-quarter-length portrait of Nelly O'Brien, seated in a landscape and resting his left arm on a plinth. The sitter is wearing a pearl necklace.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Miss Nelly O'Brien (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of Nelly O'Brien. Mezzotint by Charles Spooner after Sir Joshua Reynolds (PRA), 1760s. |
| Physical description | Three-quarter-length portrait of Nelly O'Brien, seated in a landscape and resting his left arm on a plinth. The sitter is wearing a pearl necklace. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. Reynolds Pinxt. Chas. Spooner fecit. Miss Nelly O'Brien. London Printed for Robt. Sayer near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street & Heny. Parker opposite Birchen Lane Cornhill.' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.2800 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2010 |
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