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Lady Grammont.

Print
1765-1771 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, three-quarter length, to front and seated; the sitter is holding a palm branch in her left hand, the right is placed on her breast; in the left background is the based of a column.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLady Grammont. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Brief description
Print, three-quarter length portrait of Lady Grammont. Mezzotint by James McArdell after Sir Peter Lely, 1765-1771.
Physical description
Portrait, three-quarter length, to front and seated; the sitter is holding a palm branch in her left hand, the right is placed on her breast; in the left background is the based of a column.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 56.5cm (cut)
  • Sheet width: 40.7cm (cut)
Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Content description
Portrait of a woman holding a branch in her hand.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Lady Grammont. Done from the Original Picture, Painted by Sr. Peter Lely in the Royal Palace at Windsor. By James McArdell. Sold by E. Fisher at the Golden head in Leicester Square, & by Ryland and Bryer at the Kings Arms in Cornhill, London.' (Lettered)
  • 'PL' (Signed with monogram)
Production
3rd state
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p.868.
Collection
Accession number
22240

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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