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The Goddess Diana

Portrait Miniature
1773 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Scouler, James (artist)
Place of origin
England (painted)

Portrait miniature of the goddess Diana


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Paintings
Portraits
SCRAN
Object type
Portrait miniature
TitleThe Goddess Diana (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Ivory
Watercolour
Painting
Brief description
Portrait miniature of the goddess Diana, probably exhibited at the R.A. 1773, dated 1773, watercolour on ivory, painted by James Scouler (1740?-1812).
Physical description
Portrait miniature of the goddess Diana
Dimensions
  • Height: 98mm
  • Width: 76mm
Style
Georgian
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Scouler / 1773' (Signed in black on the spectator's right)
  • 'Js. Scouler Pt. / 1773 P...d / Royal Academy.' (Inscribed on the paper which is stuck on the back of the ivory)
Object history
Probably exhibited at the R.A. in 1773.
Subjects depicted
Portrait
Diana
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.78-1928

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Record createdJuly 11, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82238/the-goddess-diana-portrait-miniature-scouler-james/
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