© Lookout Point / HBO

Portrait of Anne Lister

Watercolour

The eponymous Gentleman Jack, a portrait of Anne Lister of Shibden Hall (1791–1840). Watercolour over pencil. In her diaries Anne writes 'There is something so very characteristic in the figure.' and it is 'an admirable likeness'.

Object details

Object TypeWatercolour
Materials and techniques
paperpencilwatercolour painting
CreatorsThomas Love
Adam Oehlers
Creation date2018
ProjectGentleman Jack Series 1
Copyright© Lookout Point / HBO

About this object record

This object was created as a prop or piece of scenic set dressing for a film or television production. It is neither an historic original or an object from the archives but a carefully crafted fake designed to entertain.