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Miss Greenway

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1596

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2015
  • £78.00
  • €94 Euro
  • $99 US Dollar

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Item Description

Miss Greenway. Mezzotint on laid paper, engraved by C. Corbutt after the work by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Trimmed to the plate mark on three sides and to within at the title.
Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway) was the wife of Francis Napier.
C. Corbutt was was an alias adopted by Richard Purcell, a pupil of John Brooks. Purcell followed Brooks from London to Dublin around 1755. The need to hide his true identity was due to pecuniary embarrassments resulting from his extravagant habits and dissipated lifestyle.
English circa 1765. Unframed.

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Item Dimensions

H: 34cm W: 25cm

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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