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William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset

Print
1724 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, half-length portrait of a man, facing half right within an oval marbled border on a plinth. The sitter is wearing a long wig and a neckcloth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWilliam Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset, engraving by George Vertue after Peter Lely, 1724.
Physical description
Print, half-length portrait of a man, facing half right within an oval marbled border on a plinth. The sitter is wearing a long wig and a neckcloth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm (cut)
  • Width: 25.7cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Petrus Lely Eques pinxit 1671 Geo: Vertue Sculpsit 1724. Sold by G. Vertue the Further end of Brownlow street Drury lane.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Accession number
E.3708-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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