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Sir Walter Scott Bart.
Title
[Sir Walter Scott Bart.] [graphic].
Edition
[Proof before letters].
Publication
[London] : [Charles Tilt], [1833]
Physical Description
1 print : mixed method mezzotint on chine collé ; sheet 38.2 x 27.4 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title from later state.
Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on later state: Painted by C.R. Leslie, R.A. ; engraved by G.H. Phillips.
For a later state with the publication line "Published by Charles Tilt, 36 Fleet Street, Septr. 1833," see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.4720.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
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.
Summary
"Portrait; half-length to left, looking towards the viewer with his head slightly inclined, left hand in his lap, right on his cane, wearing a dark coat open over a pale waistcoat and black cravat tied in a bow; crest on the wall to left with the motto 'Watch Well'; proof before letters."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 02, 2024
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Mezzotints - England - London - 1833.
Proofs before letters.
Chine collé prints.
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