Kitty fisher
Print
late 18th century (printed)
late 18th century (printed)
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Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated in a chair and facing left. The sitter is depicted as Cleopatra in classical costume. In her left hand she holds a cup and in the other a pearl, which she dips into it. On her head she is wearing a crown.
Object details
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Title | Kitty fisher (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print, three-quarter-length portrait of Catherine Maria Fischer (Kitty Fisher) as Cleopatra dissolving the pearl. Mezzotint by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, late 18th century. |
Physical description | Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated in a chair and facing left. The sitter is depicted as Cleopatra in classical costume. In her left hand she holds a cup and in the other a pearl, which she dips into it. On her head she is wearing a crown. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Miss Kitty Fischer. J. Reynolds pinxt. J. Watson fecit Printed for John Bowles at No.13 in Cornhill.' (Lettered) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
Production | Reynolds' original portrait was painted in 1759. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.644-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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