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Mezzotint Portrait of Diana Viscountess Crosbie Engraved by W Dickinson and Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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Mezzotint Portrait of Diana Viscountess Crosbie Engraved by W Dickinson and Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

18th century
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MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF DIANA VISCOUNTESS CROSBIE ENGRAVED BY W DICKINSON AND WATSON AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Fine mezzotint portrait depicting Diana full-length, standing outdoors under a cloudy sky. She is posed dynamically, holding her voluminous dress with her right hand while her left hand is extended, holding a string or chain. Her expression is described as mirthful and far from the demure expectation for a society lady of the era, conveying an air of informality and spontaneity. 

Viscountess Crosbie wears a light coloured silk gown, and its material is gathered in a style reflective of the trend toward naturalism in the late 1700s. ?The background landscape is populated with trees, including a prominent birch to the left, and a more open, and a hilly landscape in the distance. The portrait in its entirety reflects the type of "fashionable negligence" popular at the time, which is a departure from the rigid formality of previous decades.?

Date: Sept 20th 1769

 

Sheet Dimensions: 63cm x 53cm.

Framed Dimensions: 70cm x 60cm.

 

Price: £720

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Physical Dimensions
Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
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The Mezzotint Man has dated this Antique Mezzotint Portrait Print to the 18th Century.

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MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF DIANA VISCOUNTESS CROSBIE ENGRAVED BY W DICKINSON AND WATSON AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Fine mezzotint portrait depicting Diana full-length, standing outdoors under a cloudy sky.

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She is posed dynamically, holding her voluminous dress with her right hand while her left hand is extended, holding a string or chain.
The Mezzotint Man

Her expression is described as mirthful and far from the demure expectation for a society lady of the era, conveying an air of informality and spontaneity. 

fig 1. A framed monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting a full-length portrait of a woman in classical drapery within a landscape setting.
fig 1. Mezzotint Portrait of Diana Viscountess Crosbie Engraved by W Dickinson and Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Viscountess Crosbie wears a light coloured silk gown, and its material is gathered in a style reflective of the trend toward naturalism in the late 1700s. ?The background landscape is populated with trees, including a prominent birch to the left, and a more open, and a hilly landscape in the distance. The portrait in its entirety reflects the type of "fashionable negligence" popular at the time, which is a departure from the rigid formality of previous decades.?

Date: Sept 20th 1769

 

Sheet Dimensions: 63cm x 53cm.

Framed Dimensions: 70cm x 60cm.

 

Price: £720

All prices include UK mainland delivery. For other territories please ask.

Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

The Mezzotint Man has dated this Antique Mezzotint Portrait Print to the 18th Century.

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Archive I A framed monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting a full-length portrait of a woman in classical drapery within a landscape setting.

Mezzotint Portrait of Diana Viscountess Crosbie Engraved by W Dickinson and Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Archive II A framed monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting a full-length portrait of a woman in classical drapery within a landscape setting. View II
Archive III A framed monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting a full-length portrait of a woman in classical drapery within a landscape setting. View III
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A framed monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting a full-length portrait of a woman in classical drapery within a landscape setting.
MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF DIANA VISCOUNTESS CROSBIE ENGRAVED BY W DICKINSON AND WATSON AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.
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A framed monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting a full-length portrait of a woman in classical drapery within a landscape setting.
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Mezzotint is a tonal printmaking process from the intaglio family that allows for subtle gradations of light and shadow, widely popular in 18th-century Britain for reproducing oil portraits.

They were produced by working a copper plate with a metal rocker to create a textured surface, which was then selectively smoothed, inked, and printed onto laid rag paper.

Authentic examples exhibit rich tonal depth, distinct platemarks pressed into hand-laid paper, and fine engraved publication details along the lower margin.

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Keep prints away from direct sunlight and high humidity, using acid-free mounting materials and UV-protective glass to prevent discolouration or foxing.
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