Mrs. Fordyce, at the Grave of Fingal
Artwork Details
- Title: Mrs. Fordyce, at the Grave of Fingal
- Engraver: Valentine Green (British, Salford 1739–1813 London)
- Artist: After Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
- Publisher: Valentine Green (British, Salford 1739–1813 London)
- Sitter: Henrietta Fordyce (British, born Scotland 1734–1823)
- Date: May 1, 1782
- Medium: Mezzotint; second state of two
- Dimensions: Plate: 21 13/16 × 16 15/16 in. (55.4 × 43.1 cm)
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 18 1/4 in. (56.8 × 46.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas J. Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
- Object Number: 42.119.96
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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