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Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron

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Title
Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron
Names
Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860 (Artist)
Collection

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1835 (Approximate)
Place: London?
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT
Topics
Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852
Genres
Paintings
Portraits
Physical Description
Watercolors
Extent: 1 painting : pencil and watercolor on paper ; 265 x 219 mm
Description
Three-quarter-length portrait, subject facing forward, body turned to the right. Her brown shoulder-length hair is curled in loose ringlets; a veil hangs behind her head. She wears an off-the-shoulder white dress with a red corsage at the center of the bosom. On the verso is a small pencil sketch of the subject, apparently done in preparation for this portrait, and written in an unidentified hand is: "Ada Lovelace / Daughter of Lord Byron / Chalon."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20958863
RLIN/OCLC: 949802698
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f226e310-c547-012f-d7d2-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1780: Creator Born
  • 1835: Created
  • 1860: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f226e310-c547-012f-d7d2-3c075448cc4b

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f226e310-c547-012f-d7d2-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1835). Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f226e310-c547-012f-d7d2-3c075448cc4b

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Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron