Artist
Richard Houston(Irish, 1721–775)Irish, 1721–775
Afterafter
Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789)Swiss, 1702–1789
CultureIrish
Titles
- Portrait of the Right Honorable Maria, Countess of Coventry
Dateca. 1748-1763
MediumMezzotint on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 16 1/2 × 12 1/16 in. (41.9 × 30.6 cm)
Sheet: 17 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (45.5 × 35 cm)
Sheet: 17 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (45.5 × 35 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Dr. Dena M. Woodall in honor of Christine Gervais
Object number2022.269
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
1 [not in Lugt]
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed on plate, centered below image: The Right Honble Maria Countess of Coventry
Recto: Inscribed on plate, bottom left corner: J.M. Liotard Pinxit.
Recto: Inscribed on plate, bottom right corner: R. Houston fecit.
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: C H[?]
Verso: Inscribed in red, upper left edge: [illegible]
Verso: Stamped, lower center: partial blue ovoid design
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: ( us02) 6 :he
Verso: Stamped in blue, lower center: Annule
Recto: Inscribed on plate, bottom left corner: J.M. Liotard Pinxit.
Recto: Inscribed on plate, bottom right corner: R. Houston fecit.
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: C H[?]
Verso: Inscribed in red, upper left edge: [illegible]
Verso: Stamped, lower center: partial blue ovoid design
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: ( us02) 6 :he
Verso: Stamped in blue, lower center: Annule
None known
Catalogue raisonnéRussell 31; Chaloner Smith 31
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