Charlotte Lennox
Bartolozzi's engraved portrait of Charlotte Lennox, an author and actress praised by Samuel Johnson, is based on an unlocated portrait by Reynolds. The print was published in "Shakespeare Illustrated" (1793).
Artwork Details
- Title: Charlotte Lennox
- Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
- Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
- Publisher: Edward Harding (British, Stafford 1755–1840 London)
- Sitter: Charlotte Lennox (British, Gibraltar 1730/31?–1804)
- Date: March 1, 1792
- Medium: Stipple engraving and etching; third state of three
- Dimensions: image: 7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.7 x 13.7 cm)
sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (28.3 x 18.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.756–1738
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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