Sophia Frances Whaley, The Hon. Mrs Robert Ward (d.1793)
Horace Hone (London 1756 – London 1825)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1785
Materials
Ivory, Metal, Wood
Measurements
75 mm (H); 58 mm (W); 7 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 835880
Summary
Portrait miniature, Sophia Frances Whaley, The Hon. Mrs Robert Ward (d.1793) by Horace Hone (London 1756 - London 1825). 1785. Oval. Half-length portrait of a young woman, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a low-cut dress and curled hair dressed with pearls. (It looks like a B/W photograph)
Marks and inscriptions
Hon SOPHIA WARD, / by Horace HONE. 1785. / dau. of Bernard. / 1st VISCOUNT BANGOR. (handwritten in ink on label on back)
Makers and roles
Horace Hone (London 1756 – London 1825), artist