Kitty Fisher (died 1767), Courtesan
Catherine Maria ('Kitty') Fisher
Sitter associated with 11 portraits
Catherine Maria Fisher, a courtesan, was known for her beauty, wit and daring horsemanship. This is probably the picture described by the Public Advertiser as exhibited at the Society of Artists: 'a portrait of a Lady whose charms are well known to the town. The painter has ingeniously attempted to acquaint us with her name by a rebus upon Canvass. By her side a Kitten (Kitty) is attempting to get into a basin of Gold Fish (Kitty Fisher)'.
by Nathaniel Hone
oil on canvas, 1765
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2354
by Richard Houston, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1952
by Richard Purcell (Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1953
by Richard Purcell (Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1954
by Edward Fisher, published by Thomas Ewart, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 17 July 1759
NPG D1951
by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint
NPG D1964
by William Humphrys, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, (1762)
NPG D14540
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1834
NPG D1962
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1834
NPG D1963
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1834
NPG D36936
by Charles Algernon Tomkins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1866 (1762-1763)
NPG D38766
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