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Mrs. Robinson ["Perdita"]

August 21, 1781
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mrs. Robinson ["Perdita"]
  • Artist: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Artist: After George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
  • Publisher: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
  • Sitter: Portrait of Mary "Perdita" Robinson (British, 1758–1800)
  • Date: August 21, 1781
  • Medium: Mezzotint, printed in color with touches of watercolor; second state of two
  • Dimensions: image: 12 3/16 x 9 3/4 in. (31 x 24.8 cm)
    plate: 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (37.4 x 27.3 cm)
    sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (40 x 29.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.327
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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