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Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British, Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland, between 1759 and 1776

Creator:

Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Published by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
and John Bowles, 1701–1779
and Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
and Thomas Jefferys, 1719–1771

Title:

Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland

Additional Title(s):

Elizabeth Countess of Northumberland, Baroness Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpain, Bryan, and Latimer

Date:

between 1759 and 1776

Materials & Techniques:

Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 21 1/16 × 15 1/16 inches (53.5 × 38.2 cm), Image: 19 3/16 × 15 inches (48.8 × 38.1 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper right: "8"; lower left: "54"

Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon

Lettered, lower left: "J,, Reynolds Pinx,,t"; lower center: "Elizabeth Countess of Northumberland, | Baroness Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpain, Bryan, and Latimer.~ | Printed for Edw.d Fisher at teh golden Head, Leicester Square, John Bowles in Cornhil, Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, & Tho.s Jefferys at Charing Cross, London."; lower right: "E,, Fisher fecit."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.12911

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Percy, Elizabeth [née Lady Elizabeth Seymour], duchess of Northumberland and suo jure Baroness Percy (1716–1776), courtier and diarist

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38592

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