Elizabeth (née Turner), Lady Palgrave
- Artist: Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave)
- Artist: Unknown artist
- Date: 1814
- Medium: etching
- Dimensions: 9 3/4 in. x 7 7/8 in. (248 mm x 199 mm) plate size; 13 1/4 in. x 10 in. (337 mm x 254 mm) paper size
- Portrays: Elizabeth (née Turner), Lady Palgrave
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
This is an 1814 etching by Mary Dawson Turner of Elizabeth (née Turner), Lady Palgrave—wife of Sir Francis Palgrave. She sits in a simple gown, her hair pinned back, and wears a pearl necklace that catches the linework’s subtle shading. Turner has rendered every bead and pendants with careful precision, a hallmark of his technique. The plate measures 9 ¾ inches by 7 ⅞ inches, printed on a slightly larger sheet of 13 ¼ by 10 inches. This work comes from Turner’s Reference Collection and was produced after an earlier unknown artist’s design.
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