Isabella Erskine, Countess of Glencairn (d.1824) (after George Romney)
L. Boussier
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1913
Materials
Paper and wood
Measurements
775 mm (H); 577 mm (W); 28 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Pall Mall
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32646
Summary
Print, engraving, Isabella Erskine, Countess of Glencairn (d.1824) (after George Romney) Gilt framed full length print of a portrait of a lady in black full length dress, standing with mountain scenery behind, drapery at side. Signed below on mount; L. Boussier. At top of mount; London, Published 20th December 1913 by Henry Graves (and) Co. Ltd. 6 Pall Mall SW Printed in Paris by Moglia (and) C. On back, two rings and a hanging wire. Two labels at base on back. One typed reads; THE LADY ISABELLA HAMILTON / after George Romney. / Daughter of Henry David, 10th Earl of Buchan. / Married firstly, Jan.21st, 1770, William Leslie Hamilton, Attorney-General of the Leeward Islands. He died / October 1780. She married secondly, April 23, 1785, the / Hon. and Rev. John Cunninghame, who in 1791 succeeded his / brother as 15th Earl of Glencairn. / Lady Glencairn died / at Boulogne, May 17th 1824. Second label printed with details of; Henry Graves and Co.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
L. Boussier, engraver (printmaker) after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802), artist Henry Graves and Co Ltd, engraver and publisher