Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke [graphic].

Description

Title: Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke [graphic].
Published / Created: [approximately 1809?]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Portrait of Mary Anne Clarke; three quarter length, standing behind a table on which her muff rests, head in profile to the left; wearing a bonnet with a veil that hangs in front of her face
Description: Title etched below image.
Probably published around 1809, when a scandal involving Mary Ann Clarke and the Duke of York generated public interest and created a market for portraits of Mrs. Clarke.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Possibly issued as a book or periodical illustration.
Window mounted to 25 x 20 cm.
Mounted opposite page 21.
Provenance: Mounted in a volume with a burgundy morocco bookplate from: W.A. Foyle. Beeleigh Abbey. Binding: early 20th-century red crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, covers with a double gilt fillet, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endleaves, gilt edges. Maggs Bros.; April 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 16.1 x 10.7 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English