William Heberden
Print
1796? (printed)
1796? (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Portrait half-length, seated in armchair and facing half left.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | William Heberden (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print, half-length portrait of William Heberden seated in an armchair. Mezzotint by James Ward, after Sir William Beechey, 1796?. |
| Physical description | Portrait half-length, seated in armchair and facing half left. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Aged 86. Painted by Sir Wm. Beechy [sic] R.A. and Engraved by Jas. Ward Painter & Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.' (Lettered with name of sitter and) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Production | The lettering on the print states that the sitter is shown when he was 86; the print might then have been made around 1796. |
| 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.622-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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