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Lady Philadelphia Wharton

Print
1788 (published), 01/01/1781 (dated)
Artist/Maker
J. & J. Boydell (publisher)
Dunkarton, Robert (engraver)
Boydell, John (publisher)
Van Dyck, Anthony (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait of Lady Philadelphia Wharton wearing a necklace of pearls, a fur stole over her right shoulder and holding a flower in her left hand. Three-quarter-length, seated, facing slightly right. In the background, to the right, is a plant with flowers. At the bottom of the page is a heraldic achievement.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Lady Philadelphia Wharton (assigned by artist)
  • Houghton Gallery (series title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Lady Philadelphia Wharton, mezzotint by Robert Dunkarton after Anthony van Dyck, 1781.
Physical description
Portrait of Lady Philadelphia Wharton wearing a necklace of pearls, a fur stole over her right shoulder and holding a flower in her left hand. Three-quarter-length, seated, facing slightly right. In the background, to the right, is a plant with flowers. At the bottom of the page is a heraldic achievement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.6cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Copy number
2nd state
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.
Production
The accession entry states that this print was published as a plate in Houghton Gallery in 1788, but is originally dated on the print January 1st 1781.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Pearls
Coat of Arms
Stole
Wharton, Philadelphia (Lady)
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.327-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568804/lady-philadelphia-wharton-print-dunkarton-robert/
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