Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Samuel Arlent Edwards

Associated Names
Samuel Arlent Edwards

Artist, British, 1861 - 1938

Thomas Gainsborough

Artist After, British, 1727 - 1788

The image shows a woman seated, facing forward. She is wearing a light-colored dress with three-quarter length sleeves and a red sash around her waist. Her hand rests on her lap. She has dark, curly hair tied with a red ribbon and a sheer scarf over her shoulders. The background features lush foliage, water, and a colorful sky. The portrait is contained within an oval frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of S. Arlent Edwards, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.2 x 20.7 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.7 x 25 cm (11 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.79.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center below image in graphite: Engraved & printed in color (4 illegible words) / S. Arlent Edwards; lower center in plate: (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q74044438