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Edward Forster

Print
24/03/1810 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, nearly full-length, seated beside a table, legs crossed and facing half left. The sitter is resting his left arm on a table with an inkstand and a sheet of paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEdward Forster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Edward Forster (1730-1812, nearly full-length, seated beside a table. Mezzotint by Charles Turner after John Hoppner, 1810.
Physical description
Portrait, nearly full-length, seated beside a table, legs crossed and facing half left. The sitter is resting his left arm on a table with an inkstand and a sheet of paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.2cm
  • Width: 34.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by J J Hoppner Esqr R A. Engraved by Chas. Turner London Published March, 24, 1810, by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
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.592-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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