Jane (Fleming), Countess of Harrington

1780

Valentine Green after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Associated Names
Valentine Green

Artist, British, 1739 - 1813

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Artist After, British, 1723 - 1792

The engraving shows a full-length portrait of a woman standing in profile. She is positioned with her body turned slightly to the right, her gaze directed forward, and her head elevated. Her facial features are delicate, with a refined profile and a serene expression. Her hair is styled elaborately, piled high with curls and adorned with a ribbon or decorative piece. She wears a flowing gown with a fitted bodice and voluminous sleeves, cinched at the waist with a sash. A long, sheer fabric drapes elegantly around her arms and cascades down to the ground. In her left hand, she holds a small bouquet or wreath of flowers. The background features a pastoral landscape with dense foliage and trees, open sky with clouds, and a path that leads into a distant landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1977.12.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Whitman 1902, no. 100, State i/iii


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

  • Whitman, Alfred. British Mezzotinters: Valentine Green. London: A.H. Bullen, 1902.

Wikidata ID

Q65578432

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