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William Coxe

Print
late 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated, nearly right profile, wearing a fur-lined coat, holding a small book in left hand and resting right arm on a book.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWilliam Coxe (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of the reverend William Coxe, seated. Mezzotint by William Pether after Charles Grignion, late 18th century.
Physical description
Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated, nearly right profile, wearing a fur-lined coat, holding a small book in left hand and resting right arm on a book.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.1cm
  • Width: 18.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Copy number
1st state
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C Grignion Pt. W. Pether Ft.' (Lettered)
  • 'Revd. Wm. Coxe Author of the Tour in Switzerland.' (Inscribed in ink)
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.487-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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