Miss Kitty Dressing

1781

Thomas Watson after Joseph Wright

Associated Names
Thomas Watson

Artist, British, 1743 or 1748 - 1781

Joseph Wright

Artist After, British, 1734 - 1797

The image depicts two individuals from the waist up, situated closely around a small table with various objects on it. Both individuals have their heads tilted slightly towards each other, suggesting engagement with the table's contents. One person has dark hair styled with a ribbon or headband, with soft facial features, and wears a dark dress with light-colored ruffled cuffs and collar. The other leans over the table, with slightly longer, wavy hair gathered at the top and a smiling expression. They wear a light-colored garment with visible ruffled trim. One holds a kitten with a small hat featuring feather embellishments, and other objects such as a doll in a similar outfit and a small jar or bottle are on the table. The setting is dimly lit, highlighting the figures, objects, and a darker interior wall space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.5 x 33 cm (17 15/16 x 13 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 39.1 cm (19 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.81.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Smith 1884, no. 47, State i/ii


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.

1904

  • Goodwin, Gordon. Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins. London, 1904, 65.

1959

  • Clayton (date?), 21.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Painted by R. Wright; lower right in plate: Engraved by T. Watson; lower center in plate: London Publifh'd Feby.20th.1781, for Watfon & Dickinfon No.158.New Bond Street.

Wikidata ID

Q74885327

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