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Profile portrait said to be Sir Everard Fawkener (1694-1758)

Pastel
mid 18th Century (made)
Artist/Maker

Pastel portrait of a man's head, looking left. He has short white hair.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleProfile portrait said to be Sir Everard Fawkener (1694-1758) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pastel drawing on vellum
Brief description
Pastel by Jean Etienne Liotard depicting a profile portrait said to be Sir Everard Fawkener (1694-1758). French School, ca. mid 18th century.
Physical description
Pastel portrait of a man's head, looking left. He has short white hair.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 551mm (max) (Note: One side is 546 mm, the other 551 mm.)
  • Sheet width: 455mm
Dimensions from catalogue: 75 x 60 cm Previously in gilt travel frame: 622 x 514 x 40 mm (measured by Zoe Allen, June 2014).
Object history
Sir Everard Fawkener (1694-1758) was Ambassador to the Porte.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
P. 198 Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1702-1789. London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2015] 232 pages : colour illustrations, potraits ; 26 cm. ISBN: 9781907533990 / 1907533990 / 9781910350201 / 1910350206.
Collection
Accession number
FA.500

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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