Jane, Duchess of Gordon, After Sir Joshua Reynolds
William Dickinson
(British, 1747−1823)
After
Joshua Reynolds
(British, 1723–1792)
Date1775
MediumMezzotint, printed in dark brown ink on cream-colored antique laid paper
Dimensions14 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (37.9 x 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden, Jr., 1978
Accession number1978.3.111
CommentaryHalf-length portrait of a young woman facing front, head turned to her right. She wears a beaded choker and long necklace bearing a small portrait of a man. Her gown is belted, has full sleeves and high collar. Jane, daughter of Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, married Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon, in 1767. She died in 1812.
Knoedler. Frick, 1916. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden, 1978.
Source: The Frick Collection: Drawings, Prints & Later Acquisitions. Volume IX. New York: The Frick Collection, 2003.
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