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The Right Hon. Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne &c
Title
The Right Hon. Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne &c [graphic] / Hogarth pinxt. ; AMI [monogram] fe.
Publication
[London] : [S. Ireland?], [1794?]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 23.1 x 15 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Plate from?: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London, 1794.
Provenance
George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Summary
Portrait after Hogarth, full-length standing in a landscape, right hand on a stone ledge, hat and cane in his left, looking at and bowing slightly to the viewer with right foot advanced, wearing a suit with a high sheen, the coat open to reveal a long waistcoat decorated with flourishes.
Variant and related titles
Right Honorable Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 12, 2016
References
Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, v. 2, p. 512, no. 3
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Etchings - England - London - 1794.
Annotations (Provenance) - 18th century.
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