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William Ward

Angels, Portrait of Lady Isabella Gordon in Five Positions,

Maker

  • William Bernard Cooke
  • William Ward
  • Joshua Reynolds

Title

Angels, Portrait of Lady Isabella Gordon in Five Positions

Medium

mezzotint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mezzotint

Techniques

  • mezzotint

Supports

  • Light weight cream tissue paper on medium weight cream wove paper (chine collé) mounted on heavy weight grey wove board

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

RISD Transfer

Object Number

48.109

Angels, Portrait of Lady Isabella Gordon in Five Positions

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

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