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Sophia of Zell, wife of King George the First from a drawing at Strawberry-Hill
Title
Sophia of Zell, wife of King George the First [graphic] : from a drawing at Strawberry-Hill / S. Harding del. ; A. Birrell sculp.
Edition
[State with shaded rectangle added around oval portrait].
Publication
[London] : Pub. by S. Harding, 127 Pall Mall, Jan. 1, 1802.
Physical Description
1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; plate mark 16.5 x 13 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 20 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?].
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Summary
"Portrait of Sophia Dorothea, half-length to directed to right, head turned to left, looking towards the viewer, hair in ringlet, with pearl necklace in open collar, curtain behind, trees in the right background."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 03, 2016
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, page 148
Subjects
Genre/Form
Periodical illustrations.
Portrait prints.
Stipple engravings - England - London - 1802.
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