Sir William Staines
Print
12/03/1804 (published)
12/03/1804 (published)
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Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated in armchair, facing half left and holding a sheet of paper in left hand. The sitter is wearing a powdered wig and his robes and chain of office.
Object details
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Title | Sir William Staines (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print. Three-quarter-length portrait of Sir William Staines, Lord Mayor of London, in robes and chain of office. Mezzotint by William Say after Sir William Beechey, 1804. |
Physical description | Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated in armchair, facing half left and holding a sheet of paper in left hand. The sitter is wearing a powdered wig and his robes and chain of office. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by Sr. Willm. Beechey RA. Portrait Painter to the Queen. Engraved by Wm. Say. London Published March 12 1804 by the Engraver No 91 Norton Street Marylebone.' (Lettered with name of sitter, biographical details etc. 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. |
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Accession number | E.535-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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