James Hutton
Print
22/02/1786 (published)
22/02/1786 (published)
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Portrait, half-length, seated, facing half left, with ear-trumpet applied to his right ear and left hand resting on knee. The sitter is wearing a black tricorne hat and powdered wig.
Object details
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Title | James Hutton (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print. Half-length portrait of James Hutton (1715-1795) holding an ear trumpet to his ear. Mezzotint by John Raphael Smith after Richard Cosway, 1786. |
Physical description | Portrait, half-length, seated, facing half left, with ear-trumpet applied to his right ear and left hand resting on knee. The sitter is wearing a black tricorne hat and powdered wig. |
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Marks and inscriptions | ' Painted by R. Cosway Esqr; R.A. Principal Painter to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Engraved by J. R. Smith, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, London publish'd Feby 22: 1786 by J. R. Smith, N:83: Oxford Street.' (Lettered with name of sitter and) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.558-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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