Portrait of an old woman ('Mrs Carter')
Printmaker: Green, James Carter, Rev.
Etching and drypoint on thin, wove paper. Head and shoulders portrait of an old woman wearing a lace cap and shawl in profile facing left. Inscription on the plate at lower left: 'J [G]reene'. At lower right: '8 A[..] / 18[?11]'. A handwritten inscription in black ink in the lower margin below the platemark: 'Mrs Carter Mother to the Revd James / Green of Grimston by whom this was etched'. The Rev. James Carter Green was vicar at the Church of Saint Andrew, Rillington, Yorkshire from 1802-1831. He had a connection with the University of Cambridge. See Notes. The inscription indicates that the sitter, 'Mrs Carter', was his mother.
Unknown
by unknown
19th Century
Production date:
probably
AD 1811
Height 129mm (plate) x width 79mm (plate); height 142mm (sheet) x width 82mm (sheet)
Accession number: P.14816-R
Primary reference Number: 225425
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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