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Creator:
Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
after George Romney, 1734–1802
Published by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
and Thomas Watson, 1743–1781
Title:

Miss Benedetta Ramus

Date:
1779
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/8 x 12 11/16 inches (42.3 x 32.2 cm), Plate: 14 7/8 x 10 15/16 inches (37.8 x 27.8 cm), Image: 10 15/16 x 9 inches (27.8 x 22.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "186/20"; lower center: "Bendetta Ramus | #/2"; lower right: "CAV// 7483"

Lettered, lower left: "Painted by G: Romney, ~"; lower center: "Publish'd Jan 20th 1779 by WIll.m Dickinson & Tho.s Watson No 158 NEw Bond Street, London."; lower right: "Engraved by W,, Dickinson"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.349
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
book | curls | desk | dress | flowers (plants) | gaze | lace | pearls | portrait | posing | resting | ribbons | silk | sitting | sleeves | smiling | woman | youth
Associated People:
Day [Ramus], Lady Benedetta (d.1811)
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21842
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