Engraver
Richard Brookshaw
, British, 1736-c.1804
After
Francis Cotes
, English, 1726-1770
Title
Portrait of Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon (née Gunning), (1734-1770)MediumMezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.9 x 11.5 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1887
Object numberNGI.11151
DescriptionElizabeth (1734-1770), one of the Gunning sisters, the famous ‘beauties’ of the age. She later became Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, wife of the 6th Duke, Later Duchess of Argyll then Baroness Hamilton. After the mezzotint by James McArdell after Cotes.Inscriptionlower centre (under image, lettered): F. Cotes Pinx.t R. Brookshaw Fecit / Eliz,,th Dutchess of Hamilton