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William Murray, Earl of Mansfield
Title
[William Murray, Earl of Mansfield] [graphic] / W. Grimaldi delt., Miniature Painter to His R.H. the Duke of York ; engraved by J. Jones, Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales & Principal Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of York.
Publication
[London] : Publish'd as the act directs Novr. 1, 1791, by T. Payne, Mews Gate, [1 November 1791]
Physical Description
1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; sheet 30 x 22.8 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Crest bearing the motto "Uni Aequus Virtuti" etched below image, beneath which is a quotation from Horace: Virtutis verae Custos, Quo multae magnaeque secantur Judice lites. Hor.
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
"Portrait of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, three-quarter length seated directed to right, looking towards the viewer, right hand on the arm of his chair, left hand holding a letter, resting on a table beside an inkpot, wearing a jacket with two buttons fastened over the chest and a chin-length wig, shirt ruffles at the cuffs."--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 152, no. 2
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Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Stipple engravings - England - London - 1791.
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