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John Jebb

Print
05/01/1830 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait half-length, seated in an armchair, facing half-right and wearing a rochet and black chimere. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJohn Jebb (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of John Jebb, Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe. Mezzotint by Thomas Goff Lupton after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1830.
Physical description
Portrait half-length, seated in an armchair, facing half-right and wearing a rochet and black chimere. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.2cm
  • Width: 32.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. Principal Painter in Ordinary to His Majesty. Engraved by Thomas Lupton Jan. 5. 1830. 7, Leigh Street, Burton Crescent. Painted A.D. 1826. Aetatis 51.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Production
The original portrait was painted in 1826.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection
Accession number
E.440-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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