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Mysie Happer

Stipple Engraving
July 1832 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stipple-engraved portrait on paper, in a bound volume entitled Landscape Illustrations of the Prose and Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. with Portraits of the Principal Female Characters, Part II, London: Chapman & Hall, 1832. The portrait is a bust-length, three-quarter view from the back showing Mysie Happer, a character in The Monastery, whose head is turned out to look over her left shoulder. Inscribed with title, artists' names, and publication details.

Object details

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Object type
TitleMysie Happer (published title)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving on paper in a bound volume
Brief description
Print from a serial of landscapes and portraits engraved by and after various artists to illustrate works by Sir Walter Scott. Published 1832, London.
Physical description
Stipple-engraved portrait on paper, in a bound volume entitled Landscape Illustrations of the Prose and Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. with Portraits of the Principal Female Characters, Part II, London: Chapman & Hall, 1832. The portrait is a bust-length, three-quarter view from the back showing Mysie Happer, a character in The Monastery, whose head is turned out to look over her left shoulder. Inscribed with title, artists' names, and publication details.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.4cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1922, London: Board of Education, 1924.
Styles
Credit line
Presented by H. Archer Bowler, Esq.
Association
Literary referenceMysie Happer, a character in 'The Monastery' by Sir Walter Scott
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1922, London: Board of Education, 1924.
Collection
Accession number
E.4050-1922

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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