Stella.
From an original drawing by the Revd. George Parnel, Archdeacon of Clogher, in the possession of G. Faulkner.
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| Summary: | Frontispiece to Volume XVII of George Faulkner's edition of Swift's "Works", 1768 of Esther Johnson, (1681-1728), Dean Swift's "Stella". Head and shoulders, to front, face to right, three-quarter face, looking to front, low cut dress, with mantle over right shoulder and across front, hair falling at back of shoulders, large curls at back of left shoulder; oval in rectangle. After an original drawing by Revd. George Parnel which should read Dr. Thomas Parnell, (1679-1718). Parnell died in 1717 - it is possible that he drew this portrait in 1716. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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[Dublin :
George Faulkner,
1768].
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| Notes: | One of two impressions, see JOHN-ES (1) I for other impression. Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; image 11 x 7.5 cm., plate mark 13 x 8.5 cm., sheet 16.9 x 10 cm.. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : p. 103. more |
