Lady Erskine [graphic]

Description

Title: Lady Erskine [graphic]
Creator: Watson, James, 1750-1806, printmaker
Contributor: Ramsay, Allan, 1713-1784, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1761 and 1790]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer, near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street, and Carington Bowles, next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard
Abstract: "Portrait of Janet, Lady Erskine standing half-length in profile to left, head turned to face front, wearing a gown with ruffled sleeves, lace cape and small lace ruff, flowers in her simply dressed hair and at her breast, column behind to right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from caption below image.
"Price 5s" in lower right corner.
Variation of J.C. Smith state 4, publisher names reversed and different addresses.
Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.6420.
Mounted on leaf numbered 8 in an album of 49 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm.
Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
Provenance: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss to Yale University Library; to Farmington February 1954. Purchased from Charles Scribner's Sons, 3 March 1903 by Mrs. G.T. Bliss.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 280 x 392 mm, on sheet 292 x 402 mm
Language: English

Access: Public
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