[Portrait of William Mason] [art original].

Description

Title: [Portrait of William Mason] [art original].
Published / Created: [18th century]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A half-length portrait of Mason in profile facing left. The esteemed poet is portrayed holding a manuscript of his epitaph for his wife’s grave in Bristol Cathedral
Description: Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal.
Attributed to Falconet based on dealer correspondence in object file and confirmed by Christie’s appraisal. Dealer correspondence notes it is a slightly different version of a Falconet reproduced in Ketton-Cremer’s Thomas Gray (1955).
William Mason was an esteemed poet, and biographer of Thomas Gray and editor of his letters. Mason was among Horace Walpole’s chief correspondents.
Provenance: Purchased by B. Weinreib Ltd., London, from whom acquired by W.S. Lewis, in October 1970, for £250.
Extent: 1 painting : visible image 29.5 x 24.5 in., framed to 50 x 40 in.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: No linguistic content