Caption:
Miss Lydia Hone - "Her beauty hangs on the Cheek of Night, like a rich Jewel in an Ethiop's Ear". Artist: After Nathaniel Hone (Irish, Dublin 1718-1784 London). Dimensions: Plate: 13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (34.8 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 3/16 in. (36 × 25.9 cm). Engraver: John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751-1812 Doncaster). Publisher: R. Marshall (London). Sitter: Lydia Hone (British, 1758-1773). Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon). Date: November 30, 1771.