Engraver
Gerard Sibelius
, Dutch, 1734-1785
After
Daniel Dodd
, British, fl.1761-1780
Title
Portrait of Margaret Caroline Rudd (d.1779)Date1775
MediumEtching and line engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.8 x 25 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1895
Object numberNGI.11058
DescriptionMargaret Caroline Rudd (née Youngson) (c. 1745-1798) was from Lurgan near Belfast. She moved to London and became involved with the notorious forgers Daniel and Robert Perreau. She was accused and later acquitted of forgery, a case that caused a sensation at the time.Inscriptionlower centre (within image, lettered): D. Dodd pinxt. / G. Sibelius sculp; Below image: MARGARET CAROLINE RUDD / Price 2/6 Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Decr. ye 2d 1775. by Wm,, Humphrey Gerrard Street Soho