Lieutenant Colonel Henry Townshend [graphic]

Description

Title: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Townshend [graphic]
Creator: McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
Contributor: Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, artist.
Published / Created: [1762?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Portrait after Reynolds (?); standing almost half-length to right beside a bust, eyes to front, hat under his left arm and his hand inside his coat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
Probably after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds; see: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states.
Date from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1849,0328.40.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Arms and three lines of biographical information engraved below title: Died in the 26th year of his age (June 24th, 1762) of the wounds which he received in the battle fought that day at Wilhelmstahl ...
Mounted on board to 51 x 41 cm.
Artist's name "Sir J. Reynolds" added in pencil beneath lower left corner of image.
Provenance: Gift of Sharon Townshend, Cynthia Townshend-Lacock, C. Hervey Townshend, Nancy Townshend-Vess, and Timothy K. Townshend; June 2021.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 39.9 x 28.3 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 2].
Language: English