Lady in the Highlands of Scotland in 1745, Tartan Plaid, Jefferys Plate, 1757
€ 400
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1757
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Thomas Jefferys
Publisher
Thomas Jefferys, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
32 × 25 cm (12.6 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14276-192
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light handling wear to the top left and bottom left corners; minor nicks along the left edge. Light, uneven toning, soiled along all four edges. Scattered light foxing and one larger brown spot in the margin.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraving with hand coloring, lettered in script "Habit of a Lady in the Highlands of Scotland in 1745." A young woman stands wrapped in a large plaid of dark green tartan that covers her head like a hood and falls almost to the ground. She holds it closed beneath her chin with one hand, while her other hand, at her waist, points toward the viewer's right, that is, to her own left. Beneath the plaid a full golden ochre skirt spreads wide over a white petticoat, and small blue shoes show at the hem.
Below the title the French caption reads "Dame des Montagnes d'Ecosse.", meaning lady of the mountains of Scotland. The plate number 192 is engraved at lower right, and no artist or engraver is named.
This is a plate from Volume II of A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern, issued in London in 1757 by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, from his premises in the Strand. Its title page credits the designs to Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, and a French title page, Recueil des Habillements de Différentes Nations, accompanies the English one, so each figure is captioned in both languages. The plate is a companion to the Highland gentleman of the same year, 1745, the year of the Jacobite rising.
The figure stands alone on the sheet with ample margins, so it frames easily and sits comfortably beside other costume plates.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
