A collection of 197 mezzotints of British ladies -- members of the Royal family, the nobility, and ladies of fashion -- by J. Wilson, J. Faber, I. Becket, T. Smith, J. Simon, R. Laurie, James Watson, Spicers, S. Watts, T. Ryley, Jas. McArdell, J.R. Smith, Val. Green, J. Murphy, R. Williams, Richd. Houston, Charles Townley, J. Saunders, Charles Spooner, Philip Corbutt, R. Corbutt, R. Purcell, J. Van der Vaert, E. Fisher, H. Meyer, J. Jones, W. Dickinson, R. Tompson, D. Martin, A. Blooteling, W. Faithorne, H. Gascar, P. Schenk, J. Finlayson, H. Fowler, S. Paul, W. Doughty, Robert Dunkarton, R. Earlom, G. White, and Elizabeth Judkins. Some prints in multiple states, proof impressions, before letters, etc and Portraits are after paintings by: Sir Joshua Reynolds, T. Hudson, W. Wissing, G. Kneller, C. Philips, Zoffany, H.D. Hamilton, C. Read, Berridge, F. Wilson, A. Ramsay, M. Dahl, P. Falconet, R.E. Pine, T. Kettle, H. Hysing, J. Vanderbank, T. Stothard, Hayman, P. Lely, John Robinson, G. Willison, George Knapton, R. Cosway, E.F. Calze, R. Samuel, J. Vandervaert, Ant. Van Dyck, G. Schlaken, J.S. Liotard, Largilliere, N. Hone, J. Highmore, J. Closterman, N. Dance, T. Worlidge, Charles D'Agar, D. Gardiner, Farrel, Hamlet Winstanley, Samuel Cotes, F. Cotes, William Thompson, J. Riley, J.R. Smith, and H. Vorelst
Alternative Title:
Bliss collection of portraits of ladies in mezzotint
Description:
Letterpress title pages printed in red and black., Each volume with printed table of contents in letterpress; plates arranged alphabetically by sitter., Includes Horace Walpole's copy of "The Lord Churchill's two daughters" / G. Kneller pinxit ; I. Smith fecit., Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd., and For further information consult library staff.
A collection of 197 mezzotints of British ladies -- members of the Royal family, the nobility, and ladies of fashion -- by J. Wilson, J. Faber, I. Becket, T. Smith, J. Simon, R. Laurie, James Watson, Spicers, S. Watts, T. Ryley, Jas. McArdell, J.R. Smith, Val. Green, J. Murphy, R. Williams, Richd. Houston, Charles Townley, J. Saunders, Charles Spooner, Philip Corbutt, R. Corbutt, R. Purcell, J. Van der Vaert, E. Fisher, H. Meyer, J. Jones, W. Dickinson, R. Tompson, D. Martin, A. Blooteling, W. Faithorne, H. Gascar, P. Schenk, J. Finlayson, H. Fowler, S. Paul, W. Doughty, Robert Dunkarton, R. Earlom, G. White, and Elizabeth Judkins. Some prints in multiple states, proof impressions, before letters, etc and Portraits are after paintings by: Sir Joshua Reynolds, T. Hudson, W. Wissing, G. Kneller, C. Philips, Zoffany, H.D. Hamilton, C. Read, Berridge, F. Wilson, A. Ramsay, M. Dahl, P. Falconet, R.E. Pine, T. Kettle, H. Hysing, J. Vanderbank, T. Stothard, Hayman, P. Lely, John Robinson, G. Willison, George Knapton, R. Cosway, E.F. Calze, R. Samuel, J. Vandervaert, Ant. Van Dyck, G. Schlaken, J.S. Liotard, Largilliere, N. Hone, J. Highmore, J. Closterman, N. Dance, T. Worlidge, Charles D'Agar, D. Gardiner, Farrel, Hamlet Winstanley, Samuel Cotes, F. Cotes, William Thompson, J. Riley, J.R. Smith, and H. Vorelst
Alternative Title:
Bliss collection of portraits of ladies in mezzotint
Description:
Letterpress title pages printed in red and black., Each volume with printed table of contents in letterpress; plates arranged alphabetically by sitter., Includes Horace Walpole's copy of "The Lord Churchill's two daughters" / G. Kneller pinxit ; I. Smith fecit., Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd., and For further information consult library staff.
A collection of 197 mezzotints of British ladies -- members of the Royal family, the nobility, and ladies of fashion -- by J. Wilson, J. Faber, I. Becket, T. Smith, J. Simon, R. Laurie, James Watson, Spicers, S. Watts, T. Ryley, Jas. McArdell, J.R. Smith, Val. Green, J. Murphy, R. Williams, Richd. Houston, Charles Townley, J. Saunders, Charles Spooner, Philip Corbutt, R. Corbutt, R. Purcell, J. Van der Vaert, E. Fisher, H. Meyer, J. Jones, W. Dickinson, R. Tompson, D. Martin, A. Blooteling, W. Faithorne, H. Gascar, P. Schenk, J. Finlayson, H. Fowler, S. Paul, W. Doughty, Robert Dunkarton, R. Earlom, G. White, and Elizabeth Judkins. Some prints in multiple states, proof impressions, before letters, etc and Portraits are after paintings by: Sir Joshua Reynolds, T. Hudson, W. Wissing, G. Kneller, C. Philips, Zoffany, H.D. Hamilton, C. Read, Berridge, F. Wilson, A. Ramsay, M. Dahl, P. Falconet, R.E. Pine, T. Kettle, H. Hysing, J. Vanderbank, T. Stothard, Hayman, P. Lely, John Robinson, G. Willison, George Knapton, R. Cosway, E.F. Calze, R. Samuel, J. Vandervaert, Ant. Van Dyck, G. Schlaken, J.S. Liotard, Largilliere, N. Hone, J. Highmore, J. Closterman, N. Dance, T. Worlidge, Charles D'Agar, D. Gardiner, Farrel, Hamlet Winstanley, Samuel Cotes, F. Cotes, William Thompson, J. Riley, J.R. Smith, and H. Vorelst
Alternative Title:
Bliss collection of portraits of ladies in mezzotint
Description:
Letterpress title pages printed in red and black., Each volume with printed table of contents in letterpress; plates arranged alphabetically by sitter., Includes Horace Walpole's copy of "The Lord Churchill's two daughters" / G. Kneller pinxit ; I. Smith fecit., Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd., and For further information consult library staff.
A collection of 197 mezzotints of British ladies -- members of the Royal family, the nobility, and ladies of fashion -- by J. Wilson, J. Faber, I. Becket, T. Smith, J. Simon, R. Laurie, James Watson, Spicers, S. Watts, T. Ryley, Jas. McArdell, J.R. Smith, Val. Green, J. Murphy, R. Williams, Richd. Houston, Charles Townley, J. Saunders, Charles Spooner, Philip Corbutt, R. Corbutt, R. Purcell, J. Van der Vaert, E. Fisher, H. Meyer, J. Jones, W. Dickinson, R. Tompson, D. Martin, A. Blooteling, W. Faithorne, H. Gascar, P. Schenk, J. Finlayson, H. Fowler, S. Paul, W. Doughty, Robert Dunkarton, R. Earlom, G. White, and Elizabeth Judkins. Some prints in multiple states, proof impressions, before letters, etc and Portraits are after paintings by: Sir Joshua Reynolds, T. Hudson, W. Wissing, G. Kneller, C. Philips, Zoffany, H.D. Hamilton, C. Read, Berridge, F. Wilson, A. Ramsay, M. Dahl, P. Falconet, R.E. Pine, T. Kettle, H. Hysing, J. Vanderbank, T. Stothard, Hayman, P. Lely, John Robinson, G. Willison, George Knapton, R. Cosway, E.F. Calze, R. Samuel, J. Vandervaert, Ant. Van Dyck, G. Schlaken, J.S. Liotard, Largilliere, N. Hone, J. Highmore, J. Closterman, N. Dance, T. Worlidge, Charles D'Agar, D. Gardiner, Farrel, Hamlet Winstanley, Samuel Cotes, F. Cotes, William Thompson, J. Riley, J.R. Smith, and H. Vorelst
Alternative Title:
Bliss collection of portraits of ladies in mezzotint
Description:
Letterpress title pages printed in red and black., Each volume with printed table of contents in letterpress; plates arranged alphabetically by sitter., Includes Horace Walpole's copy of "The Lord Churchill's two daughters" / G. Kneller pinxit ; I. Smith fecit., Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd., and For further information consult library staff.
Portrait of a woman, head and shoulders slightly to left, head turned to right and glancing towards the viewer, wearing a low-necked gown with a rope of pearls hanging from the shoulder and a veil over her hair; in an oval
Description:
Title, artist and date from print in the British Museum online catalogue. and Tentatively identified Madame Kirk based on an annotated impression at the Fitzwilliam Museum.