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

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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.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Statue 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 created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O617195/statue-of-the-right-hon-print-lewis-frederick-christian/

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