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Prints: P1487
Title
Margaret Woffington
Subject
Artist
Shury, George SalisburyHaytley, EdwardNoseda, J
Date
1875
Dimensions
height: 30.4cm
width: 21.6cm
height: 24.2cm
width: 17cm
width: 21.6cm
height: 24.2cm
width: 17cm
Inscription/signature
Printed on front: "PAINTED BY J. HAYTLEY ENGRAVED BY G.S. SHURY. / MRS. MARGARET WOFFINGTON. / (as Mrs. Ford.) / LONDON: PUBLISHED JUNE 1ST 1875, BY J. NOSEDA, 109, STRAND, W, C."
Handwritten in pencil on front: "1714-1760 Mezzotint"
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2025.
Other number
E0152
Print depicting the actress Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in William Shakespeare's comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. Woffington is depicted full length and standing in a landscape facing the viewer. She wears a floor length dress, heeled shoes, lace neck collar, and hat.
