Basil Earl of Denbigh & Desmond
Print
14/06/1775 (printed)
14/06/1775 (printed)
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Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated, to front and facing slightly to right; resting left arm on a table and holding a scroll in his hand; wearing Parliament robes. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.
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Title | Basil Earl of Denbigh & Desmond (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
Brief description | Print, three-quarter-length portrait of Basil Feilding, 6th Earl of Denbigh and 5th Earl of Desmond, in Parliament robes. Mezzotint by John Watts after Nathaniel Dance, 1775. |
Physical description | Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated, to front and facing slightly to right; resting left arm on a table and holding a scroll in his hand; wearing Parliament robes. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms. |
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Copy number | 2nd state |
Marks and inscriptions | 'N. Dance pinxt. J. Watts sculp. Basil Earl of Denbigh & Desmond, Lord of the Bed Chamber Master of the Harriers and Privy Counsellor To K. George the III. As the Act directs June 14 1775.' (Lettered) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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Accession number | E.662-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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