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Richard Houston

Portrait of the Right Honorable Maria Countess of Coventry

Description

Maker

Richard Houston (Irish, 1721-1775)
After Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789)

Title

Portrait of the Right Honorable Maria Countess of Coventry

Year

ca.1749-1775

Medium

  • Mezzotint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mezzotint on paper

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

42.1 x 30.6 cm (16 9/16 x 12 1/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Titled in LC:The Right Hon,,ble Maria Countess of Coventry. ; inscribed in LL:J.St. Liotard Pinxit.; inscribed in LR:R. Houston fecit

Marks: Watermark:B. RICHARDS II(within a circle)(1798)Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D/MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Purchase: Anonymous gift

Object Number

51.010

Type

  • Prints

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Richard Houston (Irish, 1721-1775)
After Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789)
Portrait of the Right Honorable Maria Countess of Coventry, ca.1749-1775
Mezzotint on paper
42.1 x 30.6 cm (16 9/16 x 12 1/16 inches) (plate)
Museum Purchase: Anonymous gift 51.010

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