Emma and Elizabeth Crewe

Emma and Elizabeth Crewe

John Dixon, after Sir Joshua Reynolds London, England
1782
Mezzotint
2022.15.3
Friends of the Museum Purchase

The model for familial bonds followed that of Britain’s wealthy and elite. Emma and Elizabeth Crewe are depicted in a close and loving embrace. When Elizabeth married, they remained connected. Emma also built relations with other female family members. Her sister-in-law, Lady Frances Crewe, was especially influential to her. Lady Crewe was a society hostess and introduced Emma to Josiah Wedgwood, who later became Emma’s business associate.