John Flaxman RA (1755 - 1826)
Portrait of Mrs Soane
1795-1800
Pencil on paper
Height (sight size): 58.6cm
Width (sight size): 44.1cm
Width (sight size): 44.1cm
Inscription: (Copy) / Queen Anne Street West Sept 27th 1831 / My dear Sir John / I called in Lincoln's Inn Fields to / congratulate you upon your Knighthood and to have / the pleasure of saying so in person, likewise to offer / with my most sincere regards the accompanying Portrait / (now sent) of Mrs Soane which I fortunately obtained at / poor Jackson's sale / Believe me most truly / and most faithfully yours / J.M.W. Turner
Inscription note: Copy of a letter from Turner which accompanied the gift of this portrait. 'Jackson' is a reference to the painter John Jackson, from whose posthumous sale Turner bought this drawing. Presumably Jackson had borrowed it from Flaxman's collection (perhaps even after the sculptor's death in 1826) to assist him with the painting of his posthumous portrait of Eliza Soane P148.
Inscription note: Copy of a letter from Turner which accompanied the gift of this portrait. 'Jackson' is a reference to the painter John Jackson, from whose posthumous sale Turner bought this drawing. Presumably Jackson had borrowed it from Flaxman's collection (perhaps even after the sculptor's death in 1826) to assist him with the painting of his posthumous portrait of Eliza Soane P148.
Inscription: 27 September 1830
Inscription note: This inscription has been misread as 27 September '1810' and incorrectly given as the date of the drawing. It is in fact 1830 and is the date of the gift of the drawing to Soane.
Inscription note: This inscription has been misread as 27 September '1810' and incorrectly given as the date of the drawing. It is in fact 1830 and is the date of the gift of the drawing to Soane.
Museum number: P225
On display: South Drawing Room
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