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Title
Mrs Davenport
Subject
Artist
Vernor & Hood (London, England)Ridley, WilliamDe Wilde, Samuel
Date
1805
Dimensions
height: 20.8cm
width: 12.6cm
width: 12.6cm
Other materials
Stipple engraving
Inscription/signature
"Mrs, Davenport, / in the Character of Mrs. Grundy. / Published by Vernor & Hood, Poultry, 28 Feb,y 1805"
"De Wilde pinx / Ridley sc"
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt-Edwards, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
Print of Mary Ann Davenport as Mrs Grundy from Thomas Morton's 1798 comedy 'Speed the Plough'. Davenport is shown in half length, wearing a white bodice strapped at the chest, fingerless gloves and a cap tied under her chin. She looks to the side with a worrisome expression.
Engraved by William Ridley after a painting by Samuel de Wilde. Published by Vernor & Hood, London, 1805.
Engraved by William Ridley after a painting by Samuel de Wilde. Published by Vernor & Hood, London, 1805.
