George Viscount Malden and Lady Elizabeth Capel
Printmaker:
Turner, Charles
Publisher:
Turner, Charles
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
After the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1767; Mannings 308; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 48.181). George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757-1839) and his older sister, Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755-1834), the only children of William, 4th Earl of Essex. Both figures are full-length and located in a landscape beneath a tree to the right. The boy wears 'Van Dyck' dress and stands looking out towards the spectator and holding a cane in his right hand. His sister is seated to the right and holds a flower garland, looking towards the left. A large urn behind her to the right.
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay, 1912
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
Production date:
1817-07-14
AD 1817
Mezzotint printed in brown ink. Proof before all letters. Inscribed in graphite on the verso: 'e/x'; '24' (probably in Marlay's hand); 'George Viscount Malden & Lady Elizabeth Capel / C. Turner sc. / A.W. 344'; 'CBM' [Charles Brinsley Marlay].
Accession number: P.15095-R
Primary reference Number: 240123
Whitman (Turner): 344.I
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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