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Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione. Winter's Tale Act

Print
15/07/1781 (published)
Artist/Maker
Sayer & Bennett (publisher)
Fisher, Edward (engraver)
Fisher, Edward (publisher)
Zoffany, Johan Joseph (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portait of Elizabeth Farren standing and resting on a plinth decorated with cupids. The sitter wears a veil which is drawn back. Full-length, facing slightly right.

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMiss Farren in the Character of Hermione. Winter's Tale Act (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of the actress Elizabeth Farren in the character of Hermione from 'The Winter's Tale', mezzotint by Edward Fisher after Johan Zoffany, 1781.
Physical description
Portait of Elizabeth Farren standing and resting on a plinth decorated with cupids. The sitter wears a veil which is drawn back. Full-length, facing slightly right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.6cm
  • Width: 40.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles
Georgian
British School
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'Johan Zoffany pinxt: E: Fisher sculpt. Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione. Winter's Tale Act V. Publish'd July 15th: 1781, by Messrs: Sayer & Bennett Printsellers No.53, Fleet Street, & E: Fisher, No: 11, Ludgate Street.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Actress
Farren, Elizabeth (Countess of Derby)
Literary reference<i>The Winter's Tale</i> by William Shakespeare
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p.492.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.366-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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