Portrait of a Lady

Engraver Anonymous, British, early 19th century British

1800–30

Not on view

A seated woman, shown half length, looks to the left. She wears a velvet gown with a low curved neckline and short puffed sleeves. There is a rose at the center of her bodice, and a jeweled arm band around her upper right arm, and a pearl bracelet around the wrist. Her hair is dressed in curls over the forehead.

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Provenance

Title: Portrait of a Lady
Engraver: Anonymous, British, early 19th century
Artist: After (?) Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769–1830 London)
Date: 1800–30
Medium: Mezzotint; proof
Dimensions: Plate: 14 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (35.8 × 28.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 12 5/16 in. (38.2 × 31.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.99.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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