Title
Mrs Edwin
Subject
Artist
Date
1812
Dimensions
height: 22.8cm
width: 14.9cm
Other materials
Stipple engraving
Inscription/signature
"Cardon scuulpt. / Mrs. Edwin. / Published by John Bell, Southampton Street Strand, June 1st. 1812."
Provenance
Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.
Other number
E0136
Print depicting actress Mrs Elizabeth Rebecca Edwin. She is shown half-length, seated to the left and she wears a light coloured dress with ruched short sleeves and a brooch on the neckline. She has a pearl arm bracelet and pearl necklace with cross, and a piece of sheer fabric drapes over her right arm. The print is accompanied by a magazine cutting with a biographical account of Mrs Edwin from 'La Belle Assemblee', May 1812.