Sarah Sophia Fane, Countess of Jersey - Engraving by H. T. Ryall

Original hand-colored steel engraving with the portrait of Sarah Sophia Fane, Countess of Jersey, one of the most influential women in London society in the reign of William IV. Engraved by Henry Thomas Ryall after a drawing by Edmund Thomas Parris; the color of the garnet parure and the lace mantilla remains vivid.

Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Edmund Thomas Parris.
Engraver / lithographer: Henry Thomas Ryall.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 5.6 x 8.8 in (14.3 x 22.4 cm).
Condition: Good. Mounted in a mat with gilt fillets; light foxing on the paper, most visible against the pale background.