Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895, British
Title:
Portrait of a Lady
Date:
1842 to 1843
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 4 3/8 inches (17.8 × 11.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Portrait of a Lady!!!! | (The Resemblance left entirely to imagination!!)"; in black ink, lower right: "My poor dear Sister [...] | (Augusta Sophia Lola: of 1849 at: 24) | I drew this in 1842 or 1843"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.907
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rings | figure study | profile (figure) | woman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19570