William Whitehead, Poet Laureate

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Artist/Maker	Collyer, Joseph (printmaker) Doughty, William (artist) Mason, W. (publisher)
Place of origin	England (published)

Portrait of William Whitehead, Poet Laureate; Bust in an oval. A three-quarter view of the face turned to the left; After W. Doughty; Print on paper; 'W. Doughty pinxt. 1776. Published by W. Mason, 1787'.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	William Whitehead, Poet Laureate (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	print on paper Paper Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	Portrait of William Whitehead, Poet Laureate; Bust in an oval. A three-quarter view of the face turned to the left; After W. Doughty; Print on paper; By Joseph Collyer; English School; Published by W. Mason, 1787.
Physical description	Portrait of William Whitehead, Poet Laureate; Bust in an oval. A three-quarter view of the face turned to the left; After W. Doughty; Print on paper; 'W. Doughty pinxt. 1776. Published by W. Mason, 1787'.
Dimensions	Page height: 31.6cm (approx) Page width: 20.5cm (approx)
Style	English School
Marks and inscriptions	'W. Doughty pinxt. 1776. Published by W. Mason, 1787'
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Man Poet Whitehead, William
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.3053

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Record created	April 28, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1158585/william-whitehead-poet-laureate-print-collyer-joseph/

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