Lady Grammont.

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Artist/Maker	Ryland and Bryer (publisher) James McArdell (engraver) Sir Peter Lely (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait, three-quarter length, to front and seated; the sitter is holding a palm branch in her left hand, the right is placed on her breast; in the left background is the based of a column.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Lady Grammont. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter length portrait of Lady Grammont. Mezzotint by James McArdell after Sir Peter Lely, 1765-1771.
Physical description	Portrait, three-quarter length, to front and seated; the sitter is holding a palm branch in her left hand, the right is placed on her breast; in the left background is the based of a column.
Dimensions	Sheet height: 56.5cm (cut) Sheet width: 40.7cm (cut) Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Content description	Portrait of a woman holding a branch in her hand.
Styles	British School Restoration
Marks and inscriptions	'Lady Grammont. Done from the Original Picture, Painted by Sr. Peter Lely in the Royal Palace at Windsor. By James McArdell. Sold by E. Fisher at the Golden head in Leicester Square, & by Ryland and Bryer at the Kings Arms in Cornhill, London.' (Lettered) 'PL' (Signed with monogram)
Production	3rd state
Subjects depicted	Courtier Palm Elizabeth Hamilton (Countess De Gramont)
Bibliographic reference	Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p.868.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	22240

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646321/lady-grammont-print-james-mcardell/

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