Thoughts on Matrimony (after John Raphael Smith)
William Ward the Elder, RA (London 1766 – London 1826)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
25 May 1786
Materials
Paper, glass, wood
Measurements
368 mm (H); 302 mm (W); 264 mm (H); 212 mm (W)
Place of origin
Vigo Street
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1251998
Summary
Print, coloured engraving, Thoughts on Matrimony (after John Raphael Smith) by William Ward the Elder, RA (London 1766 – London 1826). Oval. Showing a pensive woman sitting in an armchair reading a book, with a poem beneath.
Marks and inscriptions
Panel 2 / No 2 (note in pencil in probably Henrietta Bankes' hand, on label left-hand side of printed text)
Makers and roles
William Ward the Elder, RA (London 1766 – London 1826), engraver (printmaker) after John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812), artist