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Mrs. Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan, née Linley 1750-1800
The silver-pierced frame-like rim of this miniature, set with brilliants, likely post-dates the portrait, which is a copy of a miniature portrait depicting Mrs. Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan, née Linley, ( 1754-1792) by the famed miniaturist Richard Cosway. Before marrying Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Elizabeth was a well-known singer, celebrated for her extraordinary beauty and singing “of indescribable sweetness.” Several English portraitists, including Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, and Richard Samuel, captured her beauty in paint and made her image identifiable across England. In 1772, Elizabeth fled to France, escaping the unwanted sexual attention of several older men and eloped with Sheridan, who eventually fought two duels to defend his and Elizabeth’s honor. When Elizabeth married, she retired from public singing and began a new career, writing and managing her husband’s theater company, Theater Royal of Drury Lane. The back of the miniature contains a piece of hair and a monogram in seed pearl, "H.S." or possibly "H.C.S.." The Holburne Museum in Bath, England has a similar miniature in their collection (see Catalogue of Miniatures in the Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre, Bath, p. 21).
H: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
medium: watercolor on ivory
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Pacific Spiketail
Linley Valley, Nanaimo, BC
July 11, 2024
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Will Linley @ El Rey 03/28/2024
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Will Linley @ El Rey 03/28/2024
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CSCC Silverstone 9.10.22
The MGB GT Roadster of Linley/Griffiths is seen returning to the pits after the Mintex Classic K race where they finished in 10th place.
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Old Tanager Gold (Western Tanager)
They had nice red heads that year. This image taken in Linley Valley with the Canon 1-DX Mark2 a few years back and re-filtered with new software.
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For Ezra
He has been missed for 10 yrs. now. Cool guy, talented in so many areas. Anyone who knew him will never forget his charm, dignity and grace.
I purchased this wool trainer from him at the Bike Cult Show in Brooklyn way back when. I took the photos of it in front of the Linley jig bore machine that he so admired. This one's for you bud.
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Attack From Behind (Barred Owl & American Robin)
An angry robin attacks a barred owl as it flies through a clearing in Linley Valley.
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Community Service Silver
(left to right)
Linley Thorne, Katherine Ritchie, Drew Kirkpatrick, Henry Russ
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Out on a Limb (Great Horned Owlet)
Sorry to have missed the show a couple of weeks back. It took me a while to find my own family of great horned owls in Linley Valley this year. Saw two adults and two owlets today. The owlets were just new to branching and balance. Very entertaining. Please left click for more detail.
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Looking across to Linley and Norbury Hills
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Heading down to the valley before climbing Linley Hill
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Climbing Linley Hill
Note the improving weather
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Looking up Linley Hill
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Looking back from Linley Hill
The Rock is on the horizon, slightly to the right
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At the top of Linley Hill
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Mitch Linley MSOC Name Graphic
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Latin I – Maxima Cum Laude
(left to right)
Back row: Joseph McKinley, Anderson Payne, Olivia Ezell, Brooklyn Wilson
Front row: Linley Thorne, Kathleen Bess McClain, Mia Covington, Drew Kirkpatrick
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Linley Valley
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Linley Valley
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