John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Print
1760 (published)
1760 (published)
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Portrait, three-quarter-length, standing in military uniform, nearly left profile and resting his right hand on sword. The sitter is wearing neither a hat or a wig. In the left background a battle takes place; to the right is a column.
Object details
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Title | John Manners, Marquess of Granby (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print, three-quarter-length portrait of John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721-1770), wearing military uniform. Mezzotint by Charles Spooner, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760. |
Physical description | Portrait, three-quarter-length, standing in military uniform, nearly left profile and resting his right hand on sword. The sitter is wearing neither a hat or a wig. In the left background a battle takes place; to the right is a column. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'J. Reynolds pinxt. C. Spooner fecit. 1760. Printed for John Bowles, at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
Production | The original portait was painted in 1758 or 1760. |
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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.572-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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