Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1706-1768)
James Heath RA (London 1757 – London 1834)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1798
Materials
Paper
Measurements
235 x 162 mm
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 849603
Summary
Print, engraving, Engraving, Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1706-1768) by James Heath RA (London 1757 – London 1834). She wears a dress with laced front and bows on sleeves, and a short hood fastened under her chin by a bow. She has short hair. Her hands are clasped in front. 'Miss Lepel afterwards Lady Hervey', 'Published May 1st 1798 GG and J Robinson, Paternoster Row'. Illustration to Lord Orford's "The Works of Horatio Walpole" (1798)
Provenance
Purchased in 2001 from Mr Whitworth, descendant of the Revd Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1808-1894)
Makers and roles
James Heath RA (London 1757 – London 1834), engraver