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The Hon. Mrs. Duff

Print
01/05/1807 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, full-length, full face and stepping from a cloud onto the Earth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Hon. Mrs. Duff (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving and soft-ground etching, coloured by hand.
Brief description
Full-length portrait of Maria Caroline (née Manners) stepping from a cloud on to the Earth. Stipple engraving and soft-ground etching by John Samuel Agar, 1807.
Physical description
Portrait, full-length, full face and stepping from a cloud onto the Earth.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 41cm
  • Cut to width: 29.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Stranger, or Friend…a lesson to Mankind' (Lettered with name of sitter, a dedication to James Duff, Earl of Fife and 8 lines of verse)
  • ' R. Cosway R.A. delt. John Agar sculpt. London: Pub May 1807 by R. Ackermann at his Repository of Arts 101 Strand.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs M. V. Cunliffe
Historical context
Maria Caroline (née Manners) (1775-1805) was the wife of James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.138-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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