Engraver
Valentine Green
, English, 1739-1813
After
Unknown Artist, France, 18th century
, French
Title
Portrait of Marie de Levis, Viscomtesse de Sarsfield (fl.1766-1781)Datec.1780s
MediumMezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 40 x 31.5 cm
Plate: 35.5 x 28 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1887
Object numberNGI.11034
DescriptionIn 1766 Marie de Levis married James Sarsfield, a professional soldier descended from the Limerick Sarsfields who settled in Nantes in the 1650s.Inscriptionlower centre (lettered): MARIE DE LEVIS VICOMTESSE de SARSFIELD / Morte le 5 Janvier 1781 / [followed by lines of verse by the sitter's daughters] Gravé par V. Green, Graveur en Maniere noire de Sa Maj: Brit. et de S.A.S. L'Electeur Palatin, demeurant au No 29 dans Newman Street Oxford Street à Londre.