Portrait of a Woman
late 1790s
Andrew Plimer
Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837)
European Painting and Sculpture
Portrait of a Woman , late 1790s. Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed reverse; framed: 8.5 x 7.2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.); sight: 8 x 6.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1941.561 A sticker attached to the back says “Countess Orford"; however, the sitter cannot be her since the Earl of Orford died without issue in 1797 and the title expired with his death.
- Maker/Artist
- Plimer, Andrew
- Classification
- Portrait Miniature
- Formatted Medium
- watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed reverse
- Dimensions
- Framed: 8.5 x 7.2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.); Sight: 8 x 6.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1941.561
- Credit Line
- The Edward B. Greene Collection
- Exhibitions
- Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America, Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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