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William Ward

Angels, Portrait of Lady Isabella Gordon in Five Positions

Description

Maker

William Ward (British, 1766-1826), engraver (printmaker)
Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792), painter
William Bernard Cooke, publisher

Title

Angels, Portrait of Lady Isabella Gordon in Five Positions

Year

1823

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

Dimensions

26.5 x 21.9 cm (10 7/16 x 8 5/8 inches) board

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso of board:in pencil inscribed, LL:4·19·48B-2/RISD LibraryIn Plate--Inscribed, LL:painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds; signed, LR:Engraved on Steel by W. Ward A.R.A. ; titled, LC:Angels./Portrait of Lady Isabella Ker Gordon in five Positions./Gems of ArtPlate 3.Published June 2d 1823byW. B. Cooke9 Soho Square.

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle.Stamped in purple ink on verso:RHODE ISLAND/SCHOOL OF/ DESIGNinscribed in a rectangle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

RISD Transfer

Object Number

48.109

Type

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William Ward (British, 1766-1826), engraver (printmaker)
Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792), painter
William Bernard Cooke, publisher
Angels, Portrait of Lady Isabella Gordon in Five Positions, 1823
mezzotint
26.5 x 21.9 cm (10 7/16 x 8 5/8 inches) board
RISD Transfer 48.109

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