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On display at V&A South Kensington
Portrait Miniatures, Room 90a, The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery

A woman as a Sybil

Portrait Miniature
1772 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature of a woman as a 'Sybil'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA woman as a Sybil (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of a woman as a 'Sybil', probably exhibited at the R.A. 1775, dated 1772, watercolour on ivory, painted by James Scouler (1740?-1812).
Physical description
Portrait miniature of a woman as a 'Sybil'.
Dimensions
  • Width: 57mm
  • Height: 86mm
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981.
Style
Credit line
Given by R. L. Bayne-Powell
Object history
Probably exhibited at the R.A. in 1775.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection
Accession number
P.42-1977

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Record createdJuly 11, 2003
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