Artwork
Miss Maria Lacy
Miss Maria Lacy is a print by the Romanticist artist Henry Hoppner Meyer. It dates from 1 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This print shows Miss Maria Lacy from 1824, made by Henry Hoppner Meyer.
It was published in La Belle Assemblée, a London magazine popular with readers who loved fashion and society news.
Each issue featured a hand-colored print of a stylish woman.
This one arrived on December 1st, so readers could clip and frame it themselves.
See more prints by Meyer at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Overview
Miss Maria Lacy is a hand-colored print created by Henry Hoppner Meyer, published in La Belle Assemblée on December 1, 1824. Part of the Harry Beard Collection, it represents a typical feature of the magazine: a portrait of a fashionable woman.
Subject & Meaning
The print portrays Miss Maria Lacy, highlighting her as a subject of societal interest due to her style and presumed social standing, reflective of the magazine's focus on fashion and society news.
Technique & Style
Executed by Meyer, the print showcases hand-coloring techniques common in early 19th-century magazine illustrations, blending artistic rendering with the accessibility of print media.
History & Provenance
Published by La Belle Assemblée in London, the print was designed for readers to clip and frame. It is now part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Context
As part of La Belle Assemblée, this print catered to a readership interested in fashion and high society, contributing to the broader cultural phenomenon of circulating images of stylish individuals through monthly publications.
Legacy
Examples of Meyer's work, including potentially this print, are housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, indicating its contribution to the documented history of early 19th-century printmaking and fashion illustration.
Artist & collection
Artist
Henry Hoppner Meyer RBA (12 June 1780 – 28 May 1847) was a British portrait painter and stipple and mezzotint engraver.
