Bibliographic Details
Contributors:	Joly, Jaspar Robert, 1819-1892, donor West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, artist. more
Summary:	Lydia De Medalle, née Sterne, (b. 1747), wife of Alexander de Medalle and daughter of Reverend Laurence Sterne ; three-quarter-length, to right, low dress, ornament on head, hair falling on shoulders, left hand on bust of her father, which stands on table in front of her to right, also books, paper in right hand, curtain in background to right.
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[Dublin] : [s.n.], [between ca. 1780 and 1850?].
Subjects:	De Medalle, L. S. > (Lydia Sterne), > b. 1747 Engravings > Irish > 1780-1850. Frontispieces > Irish > 1780-1850. Portrait prints > Irish > 1780-1850.
Notes:	In-house number: PA 1410A. Inscribed in ink on verso: "Robert [Mercer?] Jameson's Book May 24. 4[0?]". One of two impressions. See call number MEDA-LY (2) for more details about other impression. Frontispiece to Volume V of "Works" of Lydia Sterne, Dublin, 1780. Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; image 11.1 x 7.8 cm., sheet 14 x 8.7 cm., cropped within plate mark. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : p. 134. more
Credits:	After an original painting by Benjamin West, (1738-1820).