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Mary Panton, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven

Print
late 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Dixon, John (engraver)
Reynolds, Joshua (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Portrait, full-length, standing, nearly left profile.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleMary Panton, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Mary Panton, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven, mezzotint by John Dixon after Sir Joshua Reynolds, late 18th century.
Physical description
Portrait, full-length, standing, nearly left profile.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 61.3cm
  • Cut to width: 38.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles
British School
Georgian
Copy number
1st state?
Marks and inscriptions
'J. Reynolds pinxit [almost cut off] J. Dixon Fecit [partly cut off].' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Production
The original portrait by Reynolds was probably painted in 1764 or 1765.
Subject depicted
Mary (Duchess of Ancaster)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 1, p.204.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.322-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568809/mary-panton-duchess-of-ancaster-print-dixon-john/
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