Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: James Watson, 1740–1790, British
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:: Her Royal Highness Anne, Dutchess of Cumberland
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 13/16 × 14 15/16 inches (65.6 × 37.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered, lower center: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Decemr, 1st 1773, by James Watson No.45 in Little Queen Ann Street near Portland Chapel. | Her Royal Highness ANNE Duchess of Cumberland. | LONDON Publish'd acccording to Act of Parliament Decr. 1st 1773 by James Watson No.45, in Little Queen Anne Street near Portland Chapel and B. Clowes Engraver No.18 Gutter Lane Cheapside."; lettered, lower left: "Sr. Joshua Reynolds Pinxt."; lettered, lower right: "James Watson fecit."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.12939
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:: Not on view
Publications:: Justin Lovill, 1776 : A London Chronicle or How to Divert Oneself while Losing an Empire, The Bunbury Press, London, 2019, p. 415, DA682 .L66 2019 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38623