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Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire

Print
ca. 1800 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This print is a reproduction after the original oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough, which is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington (Mellon Bequest).

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGeorgiana Duchess of Devonshire (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, full-length portrait of Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. Mezzotint by William Whiston Barney after Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1800.
Physical description
The Duchess is shown full-length, turned slightly to the right and resting her right arm on the base of a column. Behind her on the left is a column and a curtain, while in the background on the right is a landscape. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.4cm
  • Width: 44.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
(Stamped with the mark of the collection of Alfred Morrison (1821-1897) (Lugt 151 and Supp.))
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs M.V. Cunliffe
Subjects depicted
Summary
This print is a reproduction after the original oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough, which is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington (Mellon Bequest).
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.122-1963

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Record createdDecember 9, 2005
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