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Jane Goodwin

Print
1788 (published), 01/05/1779 (dated)
Artist/Maker
J. & J. Boydell (publisher)
Josiah Boydell (engraver)
Van Dyck, Anthony (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait, three-quarter-length standing, facing half right. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Jane Goodwin (generic title)
  • Houghton Gallery (series title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Jane Goodwin, mezzotint by Josiah Boydell after Anthony van Dyck, 1788.
Physical description
Portrait, three-quarter-length standing, facing half right. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 28cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
'In the Drawing Room at Houghton. Van Dyke pinxit. Josh. Boydell delint. & sculpsit. Published May 1st. 1779 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.' (Lettered with name of sitter, 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.
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 May 1 1779.
Subjects depicted
Coat of Arms
Goodwin, Jane (Née Wenman)
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.292-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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