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The image depicts a person named Beatrice in an upper-body profile view. She faces the left side of the frame with her head slightly tilted back, showing her facial features including a prominent nose and well-defined lips. She has curly hair styled close to the scalp and adorned with a turban-like headwrap decorated with pearls. Beatrice wears a flowing gown with intricate detailing on the shoulders and neckline. The background is a simple oval shape with a textured pattern surrounding the detailed portrayal of Beatrice.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Beatrice
John Hamilton Mortimer
- Date
- 1776
- Medium
- etching on wove paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 40.5 × 33 cm (15 15/16 × 13 in.) sheet: 54 × 38.5 cm (21 1/4 × 15 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2017.53.62
- Credit line
- Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Twelve Characters from Shakespeare
Subjects and terms
- etching
- Shakespeare
- literature
Provenance
(Campbell Fine Art, London, 4 May 1992); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Inscription
upper center in plate: BEATRICE.; lower center in plate: Much ado about nothing Act I, Scene 2d.; Is it possible disdain should die whilst she hath such / meet food to feed it as Senior Benidict. / Published March 15, 1776; by J. MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND.
NGA object ID 209697. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.