The Right Hon. William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville from an original picture by W. Owen, Esq. R.A. / [graphic]

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Title

The Right Hon. William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville from an original picture by W. Owen, Esq. R.A. / [graphic]

Alternative Title

Right Honourable William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville

Creator

Agar, John Samuel, approximately 1770-approximately 1835, printmaker

Contributor

Wright, J. approximately 1745-1820, artist.
Owen, William, 1769-1825, artist.
Cadell & Davies, publisher.

Published / Created

[1 March 1815]

Publication Place

London and England London

Publisher

Published March 1, 1815, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London

Abstract

"Portrait of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, half-length, standing slightly to right, with head turned to look to left; wearing ornate gown of Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and lace cravat; curtain behind at left."--British Museum online catalogue

Half-length portrait of English statesman William Wyndham Grenville, facing slightly left

Description

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.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 324 (leaf numbered '147' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

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. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.

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