The Rt. Honble. Maria Constantia, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire [graphic]

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Title: The Rt. Honble. Maria Constantia, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire [graphic]
Alternative Title: Right Honorable Maria Constantia
Creator: Watson, James, 1740-1790, printmaker
Contributor: Read, Catherine, 1723-1778, artist.
Published / Created: [1766]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Three-quarter length portrait of Maria Constantia, wife of Henry Howard, the 12th Earl of Suffolk, at the age of 23, the year before her death
Description: Lettered below the image, on a second plate, with the title, a crest bearing the motto 'Nous Maintien Drons', and "C. Read Pinxt. / J. Watson fecit / AD: 1766 AE: 23".
A coat of arms appears in the center in the caption area with motto: "Nous maintiendrons."
Watermark: illegible watermark (3 lines) towards bottom of sheet.
Matted to 62 x 49 cm.
Extent: 2 prints on 1 sheet : plate mark 40.5 x 28 cm and 5.1 x 28 cm, on sheet 59 x 47 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portraits
Portrait prints
Mezzotints Scotland Edinburgh 1786
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: mezzotint and etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Suffolk, Maria Constantia, Countess of, b. 1743 or 44-1767
Subjects: Suffolk, Maria Constantia, Countess of, b. 1743 or 44-1767 > Portraits
Scotland > Edinburgh > 1786

Access: Public
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