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John Manners, Marquess of Granby

Print
1760 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleJohn 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.6cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
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.
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.572-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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