Benjamin Wilson
Print
mid 18th century (printed)
mid 18th century (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Self-portrait, half-length, facing slightly left, within an oval border and holding a folio. To the right is an easel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Benjamin Wilson (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print, half-length portrait of Benjamin Wilson standing by an easel. Mezzotint by Benjamin Wilson, mid-18th century, |
| Physical description | Self-portrait, half-length, facing slightly left, within an oval border and holding a folio. To the right is an easel. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Proof |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Object history | John Chaloner Smith refers to this portrait on p.1613 of volume IV of British Mezzotint Portraits, but does not describe it." |
| Production | Attribution note: Before letters. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.669-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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