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Watercolor portrait of William Godwin, aged seventy-six

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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 William Godwin, aged seventy-six

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Title
Watercolor portrait of William Godwin, aged seventy-six
Names
Gent, Sophia S., approximately 1818 (Artist)
Collection

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

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1832-02
Place: London
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT (MAT-S 0007)
Topics
Godwin, William, 1756-1836
Genres
Drawings
Paintings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Signed in pencil, "Sophia Gent, Feb.y 1832."
Acquisition: Gift of Mary Claire Bally-Clairmont in memory of her uncle, Dr. Walter Clairmont and her brother, Dr. Christoph Clairmont; 21 August 2006.
Biographical/historical: Sophia Gent, née Daniell, was the daughter of William Daniell, the English landscape painter and engraver. She exhibited in London galleries as "Miss Daniell" from 1826 until her marriage to Thomas Gent, sometime around the beginning of 1832. William Godwin's diary records Thomas's death on 7 November 1832. Sophia apparently remained in Britain until the late 1840's, when she moved to Baltimore, Maryland. She exhibited in Baltimore between 1848 and 1850, and in Philadelphia between 1853 and 1868.
Physical Description
Watercolors
Extent: 1 painting : pencil and watercolor on paper ; 22 x 18 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
RLIN/OCLC: 794415362
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19625265
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 08.02.001
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 979150f0-c624-012f-9b09-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1832: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor portrait of William Godwin, aged seventy-six" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1832. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6cc2-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Watercolor portrait of William Godwin, aged seventy-six" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6cc2-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1832). Watercolor portrait of William Godwin, aged seventy-six Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6cc2-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Watercolor portrait of William Godwin, aged seventy-six