1794 · London
by [ORGAN - 18th Century - English]
London: Anthy. Milteno, 1794. St. Caecilia is seated at an organ with an open music book above the keyboard; two cherubs sing from a music book to her right.
The model for the painting was the singer/actress Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan née Elizabeth Ann Linley (1754-1792), daughter of the composer and conductor Thomas Linley (1733-1795).
370 x 280 mm. Printed on wove paper.
Some wear; minor chips, tears, and soiling to edges with remnants of former mount to upper right edge; some creasing; old paper repairs to verso; trimmed to just within plate impression. (Inventory #: 29828)
The model for the painting was the singer/actress Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan née Elizabeth Ann Linley (1754-1792), daughter of the composer and conductor Thomas Linley (1733-1795).
370 x 280 mm. Printed on wove paper.
Some wear; minor chips, tears, and soiling to edges with remnants of former mount to upper right edge; some creasing; old paper repairs to verso; trimmed to just within plate impression. (Inventory #: 29828)