Sarah Biffin
Portrait of a lady
Recent Acquisition
Maker
Sarah Biffin (British, Somerset 1784 - 1850 Liverpool)
Culture
Title
Portrait of a lady
Year
1848
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Dimensions
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Image/sheet: 35.8 x 25.6 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16 inches); Inscription panel: 2 x 23.2 cm (13/16 x 9 1/8 inches) (sight)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription: Recto, bottom mat window, inscribed in brown ink: "Drawn and written by Miss Biffen without hands June 1848"
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund
Object Number
2025.27 Type
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Tombstone
Sarah Biffin (British, Somerset 1784 - 1850 Liverpool)
Portrait of a lady, 1848
Watercolor and gum arabic on paper
Image/sheet: 35.8 x 25.6 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16 inches)<br>Inscription panel: 2 x 23.2 cm (13/16 x 9 1/8 inches) (sight)
Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund 2025.27
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