Print Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonniere, literary critic and writer.
Made by William Ridley after Rivers.
Medium: Stipple engraving / etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 8.5 x 12.8 cm (3.35 x 5.04 inch). Image size: 6.8 x 11 cm. (2.68 x 4.33 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Some small spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ELIZABETH MONTAGUE-WRITER-PORTRAIT | PCO-C46-21
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Illustration to ‘Lady’s Monthly Museum’ dated 1800.
Biography engraver: Ridley, William (1764-1838), British printmaker, collaborated with William Holl the Elder (1771-1838) until 1808 and Thomas Blood (1777-1850) from 1809.
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