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    • Author/Creator:Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker.
    • Title:Mrs. Robinson [graphic] / painted by G. Romney ; engraved by J.R. Smith.
    • Edition:[State 1].
    • Publication:London : Publishd. August 25th, 1781, by J.R. Smith, No. 83, opposite the Pantheon, Oxford Street, [25 August 1781]
    • Physical Description:1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 34.8 x 25 cm
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    • Medium:laid paper.
    • Notes:Title from item.
      State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states.
      Scratched-letter state with inscription space uncleaned.
      Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
    • Summary:"Portrait of Mary 'Perdita' Robinson, half-length in an oval, directed to left but looking forward, with high dressed hair with a cap on top, and both hands in a muff."--British Museum online catalogue.
    • Format:Visual Material
    • References:Russell, C.E. English mezzotint portraits and their states, v. 2, page 300
      Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, v. 3, no. 141, page 1298
      Horne, H.P. Illustrated catalogue of engraved portraits and fancy subjects painted by Thomas Gainsborough ... and George Romney, 105
      D'Oench, E. Copper into gold, 178
      Frankau, J. Eighteenth century artist & engraver : John Raphael Smith, 291
      P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Mezzotint rediscovered, no. 123
    • Subjects:Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, depicted.
      Actresses--British.
    • Genre/Form:Portrait prints.
      Trial proofs.
      Mezzotints--England--London--1781.
    • Also listed under:Romney, George, 1734-1802, artist.
      Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, publisher.