Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1769–1830, British
Title:
Mrs. Thomas Linley, née Mary Johnson
Date:
1790 to 1800
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, pale blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 7 1/4 inches (22.9 × 18.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left to upper right: "Mrs. Linley the Mother of Mr Sheridan"; on back, center: "1/2 cream special upright | no gold | [ . . . ] such"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5305
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
posing | gaze | woman | elderly | mother | bonnet | hat | costume | dress | portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Sir Thomas Lawrence - Portraits of an Age 1790-1830 (Kimbell Art Museum, 1993-05-15 - 1993-07-11)

Sir Thomas Lawrence - Portraits of an Age 1790-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-02-27 - 1993-04-25)

Sir Thomas Lawrence - Portraits of an Age 1790-1830 (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1993-08-02 - 1993-09-26)

The Linley Sisters (Dulwich Picture Gallery, 1988-09-21 - 1988-12-30)

English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6128