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Signora Storace as Clara

Print
01/02/1790 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait engraving of Signora Storace as Clara in Duenna.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSignora Storace as Clara (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Portrait engraving of Signora Storace as Clara in Duenna.
Physical description
Full-length portrait engraving depicting Signora Storace as Clara in Duenna. She wears a floor-length dress with a train, a veil over her head. She holds her arms folded across her chest. She stands in front of a background of woodland, a tower visible in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.0cm
  • Width: 24.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SIGNORA STORACE as / CLARA.' 'Hon. Miss Craven del.' 'T. Ryder sculp.' 'I am going to the Convent of St. Catherine's.' 'Duenna Act I Scene VI.' 'Publishd as the Act directs, Feby. 1st 1790 by S. Watts. No. 9 Kennington Cross, Lambeth.' '& to be had at T. Ryders, No. 43 Tichfield Street.'
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Portrait engraving of Signora Storace as Clara in Duenna.
Collection
Accession number
S.699-2017

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Record createdMay 8, 2017
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