Elizabeth Linley, Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1717–1792) as 'St Cecilia' (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
William Dickinson (c.1746/7 - 1823)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1800 - 1830
Materials
cardboard
Measurements
440 x 360 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286497
Summary
Print, engraving, Elizabeth Linley, Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1717–1792) as 'St Cecilia' (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by William Dickinson (London 1746 – Paris 1823). A young woman in profile seated at a piano. Two angelic children sing beyond her as she plays. She wears a white high-waisted dress and has dark hair worn up. She sits on a neo-classical style stool. Cut to edges, mounted on card and edged with printed paper strips.
Makers and roles
William Dickinson (c.1746/7 - 1823), engraver (printmaker) Thomas Watson (London 1748/50 - Westminster 1781), engraver (printmaker) Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), original artist