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Lady Sitting in a Chair

1778
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lady Sitting in a Chair
  • Engraver: James Watson (Irish, Dublin ca. 1740–1790 London)
  • Artist: After intermediary draftsman George Farington (British, Leigh, Lancaster 1752–1788 Murshidabad, West Bengal)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1778
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 17 15/16 in. × 12 in. (45.5 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7602
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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