Accession No
6813
Brief Description
print, hand-coloured lithograph, A Lady of Scientific Habits, by KORA, English [attributed], 1830 (c)
Origin
England [attributed]
Maker
KORA
Class
prints
Earliest Date
1830
Latest Date
1830
Inscription Date
Material
paper (paper, card); ink
Dimensions
118mm (width), 172mm (depth)
Special Collection
Provenance
Donated by a private individual in April 2024. Purchased by donor at Grosvenor Prints, London, in early 2000s.
Inscription
A LADY OF SCIENTIFIC HABITS
KORA
VII [pencil handwritten on back]
Description Notes
Print, hand-coloured lithograph, A Lady of Scientific Habits, by KORA, English [attributed], 1830 (c).
Hand-coloured lithograph, predominantly pink and yellow, of a stern-looking woman made up of books. She is holding an oversized quill and has a quiver of quills (like an archer) on her hip. Paper mounted on card. The letter S is back to front in the title and on book titles.
Complete.
References
Events
Description
Meet an unusual character from 1830. The way people lived, and how they studied the world, was changing rapidly at this time. Caricatures like this – where a character's body is made up of objects relating to their passion or trade – were popular, poking fun at the new kinds of people appearing as new scientific fields opened up.
This stern lady is made from books. It wasn't considered "ladylike' for women to be interested in science, although many women were.
This print is one of a pair in the Whipple collection by an illustrator who signed the work only as KORA. Compare with Wh.6814.
Label from Learning Gallery display "Caricatures & Cartoons", 2024-25.
09/10/2025
Created by: Hannah Price on 09/10/2025
FM:47670
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