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John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute

Print
02/06/1777 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, half-length, facing half right, within a plain oval border; wearing an open coat with a waistcoat and lace cravat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJohn Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, mezzotint by Edward Fisher after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777.
Physical description
Portrait, half-length, facing half right, within a plain oval border; wearing an open coat with a waistcoat and lace cravat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.7cm
  • Width: 31.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles
Copy number
1st state
Marks and inscriptions
'Sr: Joshua Reynolds pinxt. Edwd. Fisher sculpt. Publish'd June 2d: 1777, * Sold by E. Fisher, at the Golden head, South side of Leicester Square.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history
This portrait was made when the sitter was known as 1st Baron Cardiff.
Production
The original portrait by Reynolds was painted in 1775 or 1776.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883.
Collection
Accession number
E.363-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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