Fine Mezzotint Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.
PRINT. (WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary)
Published by William T. Annis. 1802, 1802
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20.5 x 25.5cms, within a wide border, 24.5 x 38cms, lettered 'Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'. 19thC framed & glazed; gilt bevelling a little worn. BM prints, 1887,0406.44. An extremely handsome mezzotint portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft, printed and published by William T. Annis after the famous painting by John Opie, R.A. The half-length portrait shows Wollstonecraft directed toward the right but facing left, wearing a simple white open-necked dress, her hair partially tied beneath a veil. Opie's original painting was done in early 1797 when Mary was pregnant with her daughter Mary, later Mrs Mary Shelley. After Wollstonecraft's untimely death, the result of complications post-birth, William Godwin hung Opie's portrait above his fireplace; it is now in the National Portrait Gallery. This unusually fine mezzotint version is rare. An early note is pasted to the back of the frame, on the headed paper of the London booksellers John and Edward Bumpus, stating 'there is no doubt whatever that the print Mary W. Godwin purchased from us is an original print of excellent calibre'. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT. Seller Inventory # 95736
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Title: Fine Mezzotint Portrait of Mary ...
Publisher: William T. Annis. 1802
Publication Date: 1802
Binding: Hardcover
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