Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823, British, Mrs. Sheridan as 'St. Cecilia', 1776
- Title:
- Mrs. Sheridan as 'St. Cecilia'
- Date:
- 1776
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 5/8 × 15 inches (52.4 × 38.1 cm), Plate: 20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.6 cm), Image: 18 × 14 inches (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Mrs Sheridan"
Collector’s mark: Henry Percy Horne (Lugt 2804)
Lettered below image lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds"; below image lower right: "Engraved by W. Dickinson"; lower center: "London Publish'd May 21st 1776. by W. Dickinson Henrietta Street Covent Garden & Tho.s Watson N, 142 New Bond Street"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.245
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angels | bench | clouds | dress | inspiration | musician | organs (aerophones) | portrait | religious and mythological subject | singing | sitting | wings | woman
- Associated People:
- God
Cecilia, Saint (born 2nd c. AD), patroness of musicians
Linley [married name Sheridan], Elizabeth Ann (1754–1792), singer and writer - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21733
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