Object Detail
Description
portrait miniature (of Hon. Sophia Ward) wearing a blue and white dress with a ruff collared chemise, pearls entwined in her hair, gold frame, glaass, [human] hair reverse
Sophia Ward was the second daughter of Edward, 1st Viscount Bangor, of Castle Ward, Co. Down, and his wife Anne, daughter of John, 1st Earl of Darnley. She died unmarried in 1836.
Sophia Ward was the second daughter of Edward, 1st Viscount Bangor, of Castle Ward, Co. Down, and his wife Anne, daughter of John, 1st Earl of Darnley. She died unmarried in 1836.
Maker and role
artist: Horace Hone (English, b.1754, d.1825)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1785
Media description
watercolour on ivory, gold frame, human hair (verso)
Measurements
78 x 61 mm
Inscriptions
signed with monogram l.r.: HH / 1785
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection and Christine Bell
Accession number
A1263
TJC reference number
1606