Portrait of Mary Shelley (1797-1851), Richard Rothwell, exhibited 1840

Mary shelley (née mary wollstonecraft godwin; 30 august 1797 – 1 february 1851) was a british novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her gothic novel frankenstein: or, the modern prometheus (1818). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: exhibited 1840. Dimensions: height: 73.7 cm (29 in); width: 61 cm (24 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Mary Shelley. Collection: National Portrait Gallery. Mary Shelley