'L'Allegro' (after John Hoppner)
John Kirby Baldrey (1750 - Hatfield 1823)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper and gilt
Measurements
410 mm (H)351 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246602.1
Summary
Print, tinted engraving, L'Allegro' (after John Hoppner, RA) by John Kirby Baldrey (1750 - Hatfield 1873). Half-length portrait of a young girl.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., Mrs Greville's Bedroom, page 140.
Marks and inscriptions
Painted by J. Hoppner / Engraved by J. Baldrey / L' ALLEGRO (printed on front)
Makers and roles
John Kirby Baldrey (1750 - Hatfield 1823), engraver (printmaker) after John Hoppner, RA (London 1758 – London 1810), original artist