Prints: P1525

Title

Mrs Abington

Subject

Abington, Frances

Artist

Ridley, WilliamSewell, JohnCosway, Richard

Date

1798

Dimensions

height: 22.6cm
width: 14cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on front: "EUROPEAN MAGAZINE. / R. Cosway delt. / W. Ridley sculp. / Mrs Abington. / Published by J Sewell, Cornhill. March 31, 1798."

Provenance

Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2024.

Other number

E0159

Print depicting actress Frances Abington. Abington is depicted half length and facing the viewer. She wears a lace-collared dress with ribbon bow at the chest and an elaborate plumed and veiled bonnet.