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The illustration is a portrait of Anna Lady Bacon shown from the shoulders up, with her body positioned slightly turned to the side, her head facing forward. Her facial features are delicately rendered, with a gentle expression, prominent eyes, and well-defined eyebrows. She has short hair that is covered by a finely detailed lace cap. She is dressed in a richly ornamented gown with a detailed lace ruff encircling her neck, and her attire is intricately decorated with patterns. This portrait is set against a dark, stippled background that contrasts with the lighter tones of her attire and face. The illustration is framed within an oval border on paper with text beneath identifying her as "Anna Lady Bacon."
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The illustration is a portrait of Anna Lady Bacon shown from the shoulders up, with her body positioned slightly turned to the side, her head facing forward. Her facial features are delicately rendered, with a gentle expression, prominent eyes, and well-defined eyebrows. She has short hair that is covered by a finely detailed lace cap. She is dressed in a richly ornamented gown with a detailed lace ruff encircling her neck, and her attire is intricately decorated with patterns. This portrait is set against a dark, stippled background that contrasts with the lighter tones of her attire and face. The illustration is framed within an oval border on paper with text beneath identifying her as "Anna Lady Bacon."

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anna, Lady Bacon, Daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and Wife of Sir Nicolas Bacon

Henry Richard Cook, after Sylvester Harding

Date
mid 19th-century
Medium
stipple engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 18.4 × 13.1 cm (7 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.77
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 37715. 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.