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D2006-CMD-023
Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland
D2006-CMD-023

Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland

Date1780
Engraver Valentine Green
After work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1992-82,A&B
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds/ Engrav'd by V. Green Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatinae"
Label TextMezzotint engraving of Mary Isabella Dutchess of Rutland. Whole length protrait of a woman, standing directed towards front, facing and looking towards right. She is wearing a high headdress and her left arm is resting on a pedestal. Mary Isabella was the youngest daughter of the Duke of Beaufort. Therefore she was Lord Botetourt's youngest niece and the sister of Henrietta, whose watercolors Colonial Williamsburg owns.