Object Details
engraver
Earlom, Richard
original artist
Lely, Peter
publisher
Boydell, John
delineator
Boydell, Josiah
Description
Mezzotint after painting by Peter Lely once in the Common Parlour at Houghton. Not included in the sale to Catherine II of Russia, although engraved for the volume of prints. Present location unknown. Print tipped onto sheet bound in George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1. Anne Lee (1659-1685), first wife of Thomas, Baron Wharton, was an accomplished poet who used the pseudonym Urania.
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1776
ID Number
1978.0534.02.64
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.02.64
Object Name
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
plate: 40.3 cm x 29 cm; 15 7/8 in x 11 13/32 in
sheet: 41.8 cm x 30.5 cm; 16 15/32 in x 12 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Portraits
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1694323