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[Woman with Riding Whip.] In her love darting Eyes awakes the Fires, Immortal Gifts! to kindle soft desires._ From limb to limb an Majestick sheds, And the pure Ivory o'er her Bosom spreads.[...]
Jos.Vanhaecken pinx. Alex.Vanhaeken fe.
[n.d., c.1740.] Sold by Alex Vanhaeken at the Golden Head in Little Russel Street, the Northside of St.George's Church Bloomsbury.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, on verso in pencil "Mrs Byron" 455 x 300mm (18 x 12"). Small repaired tears in margins and top right corner. Small margins.
Portrait of a woman wearing riding dress, standing in front of a tree and brambles. She is pointing to her right with a whip hanging from the wrist. Lettered below the image are ten lines of verse from Pope's translation of Homer's Odyssey. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65876] £480.00
[Woman in riding dress] In her love darting Eyes awakes the Fires [...]
Jos. Vanhaecken pinx. Alex. Van haecken fe.
Sold by T. Jefferys in the Strand and W. Herbert on London Bridge. [n.d., c.1750.]
Scarce mezzotint. 460 x 310mm (18 x 12¼"). Thread margins, some restoration, laid on archival paper, with modern paper border.
A full length portrait of a woman in riding dress, a whip hanging from the wrist. Originally published by the engraver, Alexander Van Haecken. CS 22, state ii of ii.
[Ref: 54805] £650.00
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