William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, & Lord Edward Bentinck [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, & Lord Edward Bentinck [graphic]
- Creator
- Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker
- Contributor
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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, artist.
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher. - Published / Created
- [24 June 1780]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. 24 June 1780 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
"Double portrait after West (Staley 683); whole-length, the Duke at left, leaning on a pedestal and wearing his robes, his coronet just visible behind his right arm, Edward standing beside, his right hand on his brother's shoulder and left on his hip; curtain behind at left; state published by Humphrey. 1774 as re-issued in 1780."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title engraved within bottom portion of image.
State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 578 (leaf numbered '7' in pencil) in volume 4 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.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 40.7 x 26 cm, on sheet 41.6 x 26 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State 4].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Group portraits
Portrait prints
Mezzotints England London 1780 - Material
- mezzotint ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
-
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809,
Bentinck, Edward Charles, Lord, 1744-1819, - Subject (Topic)
- Politicians
- Subjects
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Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
Bentinck, Edward Charles, Lord, 1744-1819
Politicians > Great Britain
England > London > 1780
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1809 or 10-1888 > Ownership
Wavertree, Florence Lothrop Sheridan Walker, lady, 1872-1952 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16624201
- Object ID (OID)
- 33191996