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Thomas Gainsborough, Esq. R.A. from the original picture painted by himself, in the Council Room of the Royal Academy
Title
Thomas Gainsborough, Esq. R.A. [graphic] : from the original picture painted by himself, in the Council Room of the Royal Academy / drawn by J. Jackson ; engraved by H. Meyer.
Publication
[London] : Published Nov. 27, 1810, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London, [27 November 1810]
Physical Description
1 print : crayon manner ; sheet 37.4 x 28.5 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822.
Provenance
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
Head-and-shoulders self-portrait of English painter Thomas Gainsborough, facing right.
"Portrait of Thomas Gainsborough, after his self-portrait; half length, to the right, head turned to the front, his hair lightly curled over ears, wearing jacket fastened at waist and cravat."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 02, 2023
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 267, no. 2
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portrait
crayon manner prints.
portraits.
Portraits.
Portraits.
Self-portraits.
Portrait prints.
Book illustrations.
Crayon manner prints - England - London - 1810.
Also listed under
Cadell & Davies, publisher.
England London.
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