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Object Type
print
Museum number
1851,0308.576
Title
Object:
Mother Shipton
Description
Portrait, half length directed to left, head turned and looking right, arms folded under her apron, wearing a broad white collar and large black hat over a cap, her familiar demon crouched on her left arm, its hand under her chin; after Ouseley; lettered state. 1800 Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
Charles Townley
After:
Sir William Ouseley
School/style
British
Production date
1800
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
159 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
123 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(28)
Russell 1926 / English Mezzotint Portraits and their states: Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's "British Mezzotinto Portraits"
(28.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
occult
Associated names
Portrait of:
Mother Shipton
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
A E Evans & Sons
Acquisition date
1851
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1851,0308.576