ARTIST: Carington Bowles
PUBLISHER: Printed for Carington Bowles
MEDIUM: Mezzotint,
DATE: 1772.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 5/8 x 9 7/8" (32.2 x 24.9 cm).
DESCRIPTION: The letter on the table states: "Lady Rackets Comp.ts. [complements] to Sir George Airy." Could this possibly be a portrait of Hannah Cowley? Hannah Cowley (1743-1809) was an English Playwright and Poet.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, a few handling marks. Hairline margins, which is typical of this period, and drum mounted - drum mounting was a common practice done by early collectors as it made the "paper size" uniform for bind in a book or storage purposes.
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