Portrait of a lady, possible Lady Maria Broughton: P.1960-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of a lady, possible Lady Maria Broughton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Finlayson, John (Possibly by?)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Description

Bust length in profile and directed to right; wearing a loose gown and holding it to her chest; hair done up with pearls; pearls at her right arm

Notes

History note: Charles E. Russell, sold 8 May 1947, Sotheby, London; bought by Henry Scipio Reitlinger (?).

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1770

Note

Only state?

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 392 mm Width 279 mm
Sheet Height 392 mm Width 282 mm

Techniques used in production

Inscription or legends present

Text: Not in Challoner [sic] Smith / C. E. Russell p. 479 175A / Portrait, probably Maria Lady Broughton. / Proof bef. all letters, before insc. space was burnished.
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Text: C. E. Russell sale, / Sotheby May 8, 47 / L / [a square with a dot in the centre]
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Text: 289
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1960-1991
Primary reference Number: 94688
Russell (Chaloner Smith): 175a (p. 479)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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