Pictures of Elizabeth Craven in the Victoria and Albert Museum
There are various portrayals of Elizabeth Craven, the Georgian feminist writer, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. This one is an engraving based on an earlier painting done by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It shows Elizabeth as a young mother, leaning affectionately and protectively over one of her children. It is a Madonna-like pose, but there is enough animation in the face to avoid blandness, and the chin is very determined. There are also several small, monochrome prints showing her in middle age, when she was married to her second husband, the Margrave of Ansbach. Margravine of Anspach. Engraving published by Richard Phillips 1803. This one appears to be based on a sketch, and was used in a biographical article about her that appeared in a periodical in 1803. The features, shown in three-quarter view, are very clear, and correspond fairly well with earlier portraits, as does the long neck. The expression is cheerful and good-humoured. H...