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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Print
1830 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), 1830.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRichard Brinsley Sheridan (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), 1830
Physical description
Print of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The print features a head and shoulders image of Sheridan, and is a detail from the Joshua Reynold's portrait (ca.1788-9). Sheridan is shown in three-quarter profile and is dressed in a dark, double breasted jacket, worn over a white neckcloth, and is wearing a curled wig.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm (approximately) (Note: The print is mounted on dark sugar paper, the measurements given are for the print itself rather than the paper on which the print is mounted.)
  • Width: 12.6cm (approximately)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Print of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), 1830.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.721-2015

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Record createdJune 19, 2015
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