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Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford from an original drawing by T. Lawrence Esq. R.A. in the possession of Samuel Lysons, Esq
Title
Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford [graphic] : from an original drawing by T. Lawrence Esq. R.A. in the possession of Samuel Lysons, Esq. / drawn by W. Evans ; engraved by H. Meyer.
Publication
[London] : Published Nov. 27, 1811, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London, [27 November 1811]
Physical Description
1 print : crayon manner ; plate mark 37.8 x 32.6 cm, on sheet 51 x 34.4 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822.
Provenance
Borden Sale, American Art Gallery, 17-19 February 1913, lot 812. Rains Galleries, New York, NY, 27 November 1935 (W.D. Breaker sale), lot 688, bought in by Breaker.
Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree.
Summary
"Portrait of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, after a drawing by Lawrence (Garlick 1964, p.239); bust-length to front, head turned in three-quarter profile to look right, wearing short wig curled at the sides, open coat, waistcoat and shirt."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 24, 2023
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, page 377, no. 4
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Book illustrations.
Crayon manner prints.
Also listed under
Cadell & Davies, publisher.
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