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Simon Fraser (11th Lord Lovat)

Print
c.1746 (engraved), 1746 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-length portrait of Simon Fraser (11th Lord Lovat); Engraving print on paper.


Object details

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Object type
TitleSimon Fraser (11th Lord Lovat)
Materials and techniques
engraving print on paper
Brief description
Full-length portrait of Simon Fraser (11th Lord Lovat); Engraving print on paper; By William Hogarth; English School; Published 1746.
Physical description
Full-length portrait of Simon Fraser (11th Lord Lovat); Engraving print on paper.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Historical context
Lovat was one of the Highlanders defeated at the Battle of Culloden and convicted of treason against the Crown. He was the last man in Britain to be beheaded on Tower Hill, London (in 1747).
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.2756

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Record createdApril 16, 2010
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