Lucy Harrington, Countess of Bedford (c.1581-1627).
after Simon de Passe (c.1595 – Copenhagen 1647)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1780 - 1800
Materials
Paper
Place of origin
London
Collection
Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 770130.55
Summary
Line Engraving on paper. Lucy Harrington, Countess of Bedford (c.1581-1627). Half-length portrait of a woman wearing a dress and holding a pair of gloves in one hand, placed in an oval. After an earlier engraving by Simon de Passe (1595-1647) and published by William Richardson, Leicester Square, London, c.1780-1800. Part of a portfolio of engravings and copy photographs of members of the Russell and related families.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from the Estate of Anne Russell, by Julian Russell, Laura Beresford and Emily Russell, 2018.
Makers and roles
after Simon de Passe (c.1595 – Copenhagen 1647), engraver (printmaker) William Richardson (fl.1778-1815), publisher