Stephen Taylor
Frances Elizabeth Eyre

ArtistEnglish, active 1806–1812
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Frances Elizabeth Eyre
Datec. 1800
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, and paste gemstones
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1600
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts. Limited,, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, September 28, 1998; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso paper backing: "Frances Elizabeth / Eyre - heiress / 1799 / afterwards wife of Thoms / 2nd Earl Nelson / Died March 28th / 1878 aged eighty"

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