A 19th-century English engraving with the half-length portrait of Helen Selina Sheridan (1807-1867), Lady Dufferin and later Countess of Gifford, in an evening dress of lace and jewels. Stipple and line engraving after a drawing by Frank Stone.
A 19th-century English engraving with the half-length portrait of Helen Selina Sheridan (1807-1867), Lady Dufferin and later Countess of Gifford, in an evening dress of lace and jewels. Stipple and line engraving after a drawing by Frank Stone.
Granddaughter of the dramatist Richard Brinsley Sheridan and sister of Caroline Norton, Lady Dufferin wrote songs and poems that were very popular in Victorian England.
Medium: stipple and line engraving on paper
Artist / after: after the work of Frank Stone (1800-1859)
Engraver: John Henry Robinson (1796-1871)
Dimensions: Image 9.1 x 7.1 in (23.2 x 18 cm)
Condition: sheet cut to an octagon, with the corners trimmed, and slight creases. Otherwise in good condition