Mary Bertie, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven

Mary Bertie, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven

Engraved by John Dixon, after Sir Joshua Reynolds London, England
circa 1765
Mezzotint
2022.15.4
Friends of the Museum Purchase

Portrait prints were the primary source material for artists and sitters in 18th and 19th century America. Itinerant artists in America carried portrait prints from England and France. Potential clients and artists used elements from these prints to create the portraits that became popular in early America.