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Sir Thomas Bell

Print
20 August 1816 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated in an armchair, facing out and turned slightly to the right. On the right is a table with an inkstand and books. In the background is a drape and window.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSir Thomas Bell (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Sir Thomas Bell, mezzotint by William Dickinson after Lady Maria Bell, 1816.
Physical description
Portrait, three-quarter-length, seated in an armchair, facing out and turned slightly to the right. On the right is a table with an inkstand and books. In the background is a drape and window.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.8cm
  • Width: 35.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with name of sitter etc.)
  • ' Lady Bell pinxit W. Dickinson sculpt. London: Pub. Aug. 20. 1816 by R. Wilkinson No.125, Fenchurch Street.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history
Sir Thomas Bell was the Sheriff of the City of London and the County of Middlesex, 1816.
Subjects 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.312-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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