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James Ward, 1769–1859, British, Mrs. Morland's Portrait, ca. 1802
- Title:
Mrs. Morland's Portrait
- Date:
- ca. 1802
- Medium:
- Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (19.1 x 11.4 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 x 7 7/8 inches (27.9 x 20 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "JW~ | Mrs. Morlands | Portrait"; in brown ink, verso, center: "Study from Nature | Mrs. George Morland - the artists sister; | [?G] eorge Morlands sister married the artists | [?e] lder brother William Ward A.R.A. Engraver | [?w] ith whom the artist served an apprenticeship | [?in] that profession- | [?A] n excellent likeness of that elegant minded | [?an] d amiable character!- | James Ward R. [?A]"
Signed in brown ink, lower left: "JW~"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4220
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dress | portrait | woman
- Associated People:
- Morland, Anne (Nancy; c.1765–1804)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14032
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English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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