Robert Dunkarton, 1744–1811, Britishafter Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599–1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620–21; 1632–34; 1635–41)
Title:
Lady Philadelphia Wharton
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 1/4in. (42.9 x 31.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on plate in lower left: "Van Dyke Pinxit. | Size of Picture"; on plate in lower right: "Robt. Dunkarton Sculpsit. | F3. I5 1/4 by F4. I3 3/4 high."; on plate in lower center: "Jon Boydell excudit | Lady Philadelphia Wharton. | In the Drawing Room at Houghton. | Published Jany. 1st. 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection