James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster
Print
1754 (printed)
1754 (printed)
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Portrait, three-quarter-length, in Parliament robes, standing and facing slightly left. The sitter gestures with his left hand and holds a roll of paper in the other.
Object details
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| Title | James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print, three-quarter-length portrait of James Fitzgerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, when 20th Earl of Kildare. Mezzotint by James McArdell after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1754. |
| Physical description | Portrait, three-quarter-length, in Parliament robes, standing and facing slightly left. The sitter gestures with his left hand and holds a roll of paper in the other. |
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| Copy number | 2nd or 3rd state |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Production | The original portrait was painted in 1754. |
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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.458-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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