Mr. O'Brien
Print
ca.1765 (published)
ca.1765 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, within a plain oval border. The sitter is shown with his arms folded, his hair curled and is wearing a coat with lace cravat and sleeves.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mr. O'Brien (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print, half-length portrait of the actor William O'Brien, in an oval border. Mezzotint by James Watson after Francis Cotes, ca.1765. |
| Physical description | Portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, within a plain oval border. The sitter is shown with his arms folded, his hair curled and is wearing a coat with lace cravat and sleeves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'F. Cotes Pinxt. Jas Watson Fecit.' (Lettered with name of sitter and) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.652-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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