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Robert Walpole, father of Lord Walpole from an original at Wolterton
Title
Robert Walpole, father of Lord Walpole [graphic] : from an original at Wolterton.
Publication
[London] : Pub. Feb. 1, 1801 [that is, 1802], by the Revd. W. Coxe, London, [1 February 1802]
Physical Description
1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; plate mark 19 x 13.8 cm, on sheet 24.2 x 18.2 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Plate from: Coxe, W. Memoirs of Horatio, Lord Walpole. London : Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1802.
Provenance
Sotheby's 14 July 1924 (Miscellaneous sale), lot 183 to Spencer. Formerly owned by Kirgate's friend William Bawtree (1744-1824) engraver.
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.
Summary
"Portrait of Robert Walpole, half length to the left, looking at the viewer, wearing long wig and lace cravat."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 15, 2016
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, page 394, no. 1
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Portrait prints.
Stipple engravings - England - London - 1802.
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