The Reverend Charles Lyttelton
Print
1770 (published)
1770 (published)
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Portrait, nearly full-length, seated in armchair and facing half left. The sitter is wearing a rochet, chimere and clergyman's wig. There is an open book in his lap.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Portrait, nearly full-length, of the reverend Charles Lyttleton, D.D., seated in an armchair. Plate 23 in volume II of 'Vetusta Monumenta', published by the Society of Antiquaries. Mezzotint by James Watson after Francis Cotes, 1770. |
| Physical description | Portrait, nearly full-length, seated in armchair and facing half left. The sitter is wearing a rochet, chimere and clergyman's wig. There is an open book in his lap. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Historical context | Lyttelton had assisted the Society of Antiquaries in obtaining its royal charter in 1751, and served as president from 1765 until his death. The Society were the publishers of this print. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.649-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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