Mary Isabella Duchess Of Rutland Large 18th.Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint Engraving By Valentine Green After Sir Joshua Reynolds

Mary Isabella Duchess Of Rutland Large 18th.Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint Engraving By Valentine Green After Sir Joshua ReynoldsValentine Green 1739 1813 after Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723 1792. An unusually large mezzotint engraving laid on glass in original giltwood frame. Circa. 1790. 38. 5 by 60. 3 cms image. 46. 5 by 68 cms framed. The image has some yellowing as to be expected otherwise in exceptional order with lovely rippling to the glass. The frame has wear and edge chipping. Mary Isabella Manners 1756 1831 Duchess of Rutland. Politician and society hostess; married

1 cms sheet

The finished painting depicts the Sirens or Nymphs of mythology that lure sailors to their deaths

Ross’s landscape works often populated with figures such as these were engraved by Philipp Audinet (1766-1837) and J

Count of Artois (Later King Charles X 1757-1836) and his sister Madame Clothilde (Later Queen of Sardinia 1759-1764)

Vertical crease to right side

and his niece

this has some damage and repair

Charming 18th

Signed in pencil lower left

James Sharples (1752-1811)

of Cusworth Yorkshire

Boy seated and reading a volume in a studio before a cast of the Christ Child by Michelangelo