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Print made by Thomas Cheesman, 1760–1834/35, British, Lady Hamilton as The Sempstress, 1787

Creator:

Print made by Thomas Cheesman, 1760–1834/35
after George Romney, 1734–1802
Published by John Boydell, 1720–1804
and Josiah Boydell, 1752–1817

Title:

Lady Hamilton as The Sempstress

Date:

1787

Medium:

Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 14 3/4 × 11 5/16 inches (37.5 × 28.7 cm), Image: 12 1/16 x 9 3/4 inches (30.6 x 24.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "9311 (circled)"; lower center: "#74"

Lettered, lower left under image: "G. Romney pinxit.."; lower right under image: "T Cheesman Sculpsit. Pupil of F. Bartolozzi, R.A.~"; lower center: "THE SEMPSTRESS.~ | Pub.d April 25th 1787 by J & Jos.ih Boydell, Cheapside, London"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1970.3.337

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Hamilton, Emma, Lady Hamilton (bap. 1765, d. 1815), social celebrity and artist's model

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21830

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