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.

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