[Lady Charlotte Bury]
Painted by J. Hoppner R.A. Engraved by C.Wilkin.
Published May 1799 by C.Wilkin, N.o 19 Eaton Str.t Pimlico.
Stipple, Proof before title. 250 x 190 (9¾ x 7½") very large margins.
A portrait of Lady Charlottle Bury (1775-1861) from the series 'Portraits of Ladies of Rank and Fashion' published between 1797-1803 by C. Wilkin. Lady Bury moved in the literary circles of the day and was rumoured to be an acquaintance of a young Walter Scott and William Blake. She published a number of her own poems and novels though is remembered chiefly for the 'Diary Illustrative of the Times of George VI', despite its contested authorship.
[Ref: 56905] £95.00
Published May 1799 by C.Wilkin, N.o 19 Eaton Str.t Pimlico.
Stipple, Proof before title. 250 x 190 (9¾ x 7½") very large margins.
A portrait of Lady Charlottle Bury (1775-1861) from the series 'Portraits of Ladies of Rank and Fashion' published between 1797-1803 by C. Wilkin. Lady Bury moved in the literary circles of the day and was rumoured to be an acquaintance of a young Walter Scott and William Blake. She published a number of her own poems and novels though is remembered chiefly for the 'Diary Illustrative of the Times of George VI', despite its contested authorship.
[Ref: 56905] £95.00