The Honble. Lady Stanhope [graphic]Basire, James, 1730-1802, printmakerthe first of May 1772.eng"Portrait of Ann de Laval, Countess Stanhope; full-length seated directed to left, wearing mourning and a heavy shawl over her hair, leaning her head on her right hand and looking up and ahead, with a skull, bones, candle and books on the table by her right elbow, a curtain and columns behind to right, surmounted by decorations like crows with wings spread, over a corpse; state with scratched production details"--British Museum online catalogueTitle from text below image.Place of publication from printmaker's place of activity.Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to plate mark.