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Statue of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Hyde East, Bart.

Print
ca.1831 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Lewis, Frederick Christian (I) (engraver)
Corbould, Henry (draughtsman)
Chantrey, Francis Legatt (Sir) (sculptor)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Whole-length portrait, seated, to right; right hand raised to his face.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleStatue of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Hyde East, Bart. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving on paper
Paper
Stipple Engraving
Brief description
Print, whole-length portrait of Sir Edward Hyde East, seated. Stipple engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis, from a drawing by Henry Corbould after a sculpture by Francis Chantrey, ca.1831.
Physical description
Whole-length portrait, seated, to right; right hand raised to his face.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.5cm
  • Width: 33cm
Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'F. Chantrey sculptor. 1830. Drawn by H. Corbould. Engraved by F.C. Lewis, Engraver to the King. Statue of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Hyde East, Bart. late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Forl William in Bengal. Voted at a Public Meeting of the Native Inhabitants of Calcutta & erected in the Court House there A.D. 1831. This Engraving is respectfully dedicated to the subscribers of that work, by their obedient humble servant F.C. Lewis.' (Lettered)
Object history
The statue on which this print is based was erected in the Courthouse at Calcutta in 1831.
Production
This print was made after a drawing of a sculpture by Francis Chantrey

Attribution note: Open letter proof
Subjects depicted
Judge
Statue
Sculpture
East, Edward Hyde (Sir)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.281-1887

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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