Miss Linwood, Mistress of Needle Painting - Hand-Colored Engraving

Original hand-colored engraving with the portrait of Miss Linwood seated at a table with books and papers, one of her embroidered pictures behind her. Mary Linwood (1755-1845) took the technique of needle painting to its limit, copying the works of the great masters in wool.

Her embroidered copies were exhibited for decades in Leicester Square, London, and were one of the artistic attractions of the city.

Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 5.5 x 7.5 in (14 x 19 cm)
Condition: Good condition; image clean, mounted in a mat