Frances Barton, Mrs Abington (1737-1815) as the Tragic Muse (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
James Watson (Dublin 1739/40 – London 1790)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, giltwood and glass
Measurements
600 x 369 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871132
Summary
Print, engraving, Frances Barton, Mrs Abington (1737-1815) as the Tragic Muse (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA) by James Watson (Dublin 1740 – London 1790) (second state).
Provenance
A print of this title is included in a manuscript list c. 1902 of prints at Saltram, believed to be in the handwriting of Albert Edmund Parker(1878-1905), 3rd Earl of Morley and by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962) and formed part of the endowment given to NT following the transfer of the property etc in 1957.
Makers and roles
James Watson (Dublin 1739/40 – London 1790), engraver (printmaker) Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist