Portrait of a woman wearing a veil and cross and holding a mask
Drawing
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
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Pencil drawing inscribed 'on her white breast, a sparkling cross she wore which jews might kiss and infidele adore' (From Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock
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Title | Portrait of a woman wearing a veil and cross and holding a mask (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
Brief description | Drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting a woman wearing a veil and cross and holding a mask. The drawing is inscribed with a line of poetry by Alexander Pope. Great Britain, ca. 1825-70. |
Physical description | Pencil drawing inscribed 'on her white breast, a sparkling cross she wore which jews might kiss and infidele adore' (From Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock |
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Credit line | Forster Bequest |
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Bibliographic reference | Pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole.
These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc. |
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Accession number | F.88:90 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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