Serena
Print
28/09/1782 (published)
28/09/1782 (published)
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Print depicting a young woman, seated and reading a book by candlelight.
Object details
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Title | Serena (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
Brief description | 'Serena'. Print depicting a young woman, seated and reading a book by candlelight. Mezzotint by John Raphael Smith after George Romney, 1782. |
Physical description | Print depicting a young woman, seated and reading a book by candlelight. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
Object history | Serena is the heroine of the poem 'Triumphs of Temper' by William Hayley (1745-1820). |
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Literary reference | <i>Triumphs of Temper</i> by William Hayley |
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.2929 |
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Record created | April 22, 2010 |
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