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Mrs. Hartley in the Character of Elfrida

Print
20 January 1780 (published)
Artist/Maker
Dickinson & Watson (publisher)
Dickinson, William (engraver)
Nixon, James (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait, head and shoulders, left profile, within a plain oval border in the character of Elfrida.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleMrs. Hartley in the Character of Elfrida (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Elizabeth Hartley in the role of Elfrida in William Mason's 'Elfrida', mezzotint by William Dickinson after James Nixon, 1780.
Physical description
Portrait, head and shoulders, left profile, within a plain oval border in the character of Elfrida.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'Mrs. Hartley in the Character of Elfrida Painted by J. Nixon Member of the Royal Academy. Engraved by W: Dickinson. London. Publish'd Jany. 20th. 1780, by Dickinson & Watson No.158, New Bond Street.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Actress
Hartley, Elizabeth
Literary reference<i>Elfrida</i> by William Mason
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.316-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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