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Lady Smith and her Children

Engraver Francesco Bartolozzi Italian
After Sir Joshua Reynolds British
March 15, 1789
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lady Smith and her Children
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
  • Sitter: Lady Charlotte Sophia Smith (British, died 1823)
  • Date: March 15, 1789
  • Medium: Stipple engraving and etching; third (?) state of five
  • Dimensions: plate: 11 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (28.9 x 23.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Archer M. Huntington, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.108
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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