Mrs. Jenny Deering
Print
1788 (published), 01/09/1787 (dated)
1788 (published), 01/09/1787 (dated)
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Portrait, nearly full-length, seated in a landscape and facing half left. The sitter wears a loose gown and rests her right hand on the ground. There is a parrot in a tree to the left. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print, portrait of Mrs.Jenny Deering [Lucy, wife of Adam Loftus, Viscount Lisburne]. Mezzotint by Charles Townley after Sir Peter Lely, 1788. |
| Physical description | Portrait, nearly full-length, seated in a landscape and facing half left. The sitter wears a loose gown and rests her right hand on the ground. There is a parrot in a tree to the left. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement. |
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| Copy number | 4th state |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mrs. Jenny Deering [sic]. In the Common Parlour at Houghton. Peter Lilly Eques Pinxit. Josiah Boydell delint. Charles Townley Sculpsit. Member of the Imperial Academy at Florence. Publish'd Septr. 1st 1787, by John & Josiah Boydell No.90, Cheapside London.' (Lettered with size of picture and) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Object history | This print is a plate from Houghton Gallery, published by John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1788. |
| Historical context | Lucy (née Brydges), was the wife of Adam Loftus, Viscount Lisburne |
| Production | Josiah Boydell was the intermediary draughtsman involved in the production of this print. The accession entry states that this print was published as a plate in Houghton Gallery in 1788, but it is originally dated on the print 1st September 1787. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.577-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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