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Portrait of Mrs Sarah Tyssen

Enamel Miniature
early 18th century (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval portrait miniature of Mrs Sarah Tyssen, wearing a bright pink dress with a plunging neckline


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of Mrs Sarah Tyssen (popular title)
Materials and techniques
enamel on metal
Brief description
Portrait miniature of Mrs Sarah Tyssen, enamel on metal, painted by Christian Freidrich Zincke (?1684-1767).
Physical description
Oval portrait miniature of Mrs Sarah Tyssen, wearing a bright pink dress with a plunging neckline
Dimensions
  • Height: 46mm
  • Width: 40mm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Sarah Tyssen / dr. of S. Houghham / widow of J.E. Littel, / b. 1707. md. 173. d.1778 (engraved on the back of the frame)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Grace Valentine Stephenson as part of the R. H. Stephenson Bequest
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
  • Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Haslemere: Emmett Microform, 1981.
Collection
Accession number
P.54-1929

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Record createdJuly 9, 2003
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