Clara

c. 1797

John Raphael Smith

Associated Names
John Raphael Smith

Artist, British, 1752 - 1812

The image features a woman from the waist up. She is depicted leaning forward slightly with one hand raising a thin fabric over her head. Her facial features are softly detailed with a gentle smile, narrow, arched eyebrows, and large expressive eyes. Her curly hair frames her face. The woman is wearing elaborate clothing with layered ruffles on the neckline of her dress and a flowing garment covering her shoulders. The fabric appears luxurious. She is not wearing visible jewelry and is not holding any objects besides the fabric over her head. The background is plain and dark.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 54.2 x 40.7 cm (21 5/16 x 16 in.)
    overall: 54.2 x 40.7 cm (21 5/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.59

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chaloner Smith 1884, no. 191, State undesc

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

1902

  • Frankau, Julia. John Raphael Smith: His Life and Works. London: MacMillan and Co., 1902.

Wikidata ID

Q76346333

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