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Mr Lee Lewes in the character of Mercury

Print
1st March 1781 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting Mr Lee Lewes as Mercury in An Hospital for Fools, published by Harrison & Co, London, 1st March 1781. Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr Lee Lewes in the character of Mercury (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Print, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Print depicting Mr Lee Lewes as Mercury in An Hospital for Fools, published by Harrison & Co, London, 1st March 1781. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print depicting Lee Lewes, full-length portrait.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Width: 11.8cm
Print only
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Association
Literary references
  • An Hospital for Fools
  • Mercury
Summary
Print depicting Mr Lee Lewes as Mercury in An Hospital for Fools, published by Harrison & Co, London, 1st March 1781. Harry Beard Collection.
Collection
Accession number
S.986-2013

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Record createdApril 2, 2013
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