Edward Elliot, Lord Elliot

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Artist/Maker	John Downman (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Charcoal portrait, touched with watercolour, depicting Lord Edward Elliot. Initialled, dated and inscribed with dedication.

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Categories	Drawings Portraits
Object type	Watercolour drawing
Title	Edward Elliot, Lord Elliot (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Charcoal and watercolour Charcoal Watercolour Drawing
Brief description	Charcoal and watercolour portrait of Lord Edward Elliot by John Downman. Great Britain, 1779.
Physical description	Charcoal portrait, touched with watercolour, depicting Lord Edward Elliot. Initialled, dated and inscribed with dedication.
Dimensions	Height: 7.4375in Width: 5.875in
Marks and inscriptions	J.D / 1779 (Initialled and dated on the right) Edward Elliot Esq. M.P. 1779 Orig. / five years after created Baron Elliot and took / the name of Craggs. / present his friends Col S^r Paul and / M^r Langley. both of whom I also drew / Langlois (Inscribed)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Grace Valentine Stephenson as part of the R. H. Stephenson Bequest
Object history	This drawing was once part of the Wellesley Collection.
Subjects depicted	Portrait Lords
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.131-1929

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1069281/edward-elliot-lord-elliot-watercolour-drawing-john-downman/

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