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Edward Wortley-Montagu

Print
15/08/1776 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, three-quarter-length, full fac and resting his left arm on a rug. The sitter is shown when an old man, with beard, wearing a turban and standing in oriental costume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEdward Wortley-Montagu (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print. Three-quarter-length portrait of Edward Wortley-Montagu (1713-1776) in oriental costume. Mezzotint by John Raphael Smith after
Physical description
Portrait, three-quarter-length, full fac and resting his left arm on a rug. The sitter is shown when an old man, with beard, wearing a turban and standing in oriental costume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.5cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'in his dress as an Arabian Prince' (Lettered with name of sitter 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.559-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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