Her Royal Highness Princess Louisa Anne
1701 to 1725
Medium
mezzotint
Dimensions
plate: 34.5 × 22.5 cm (13 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.807
Art Historical Context
This mezzotint portrait captures Her Royal Highness Princess Louisa Anne, rendered by Richard Houston after an original work by Jean-Étienne Liotard. Created between 1701 and 1725, the print measures 34.5 × 22.5 cm and belongs to the Rosenwald Collection at the National Gallery of Art. As a reproductive print, it Liotard’s delicateure into a widely distributable format, allowing broader audiences to engage with images of royalty during the early eighteenth century. Mezzotint, the chosen medium, was prized for its ability to produce rich, velvety tones and subtle gradations of light and shadow...