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Edward Copleston, D.D.

Print
October 1822 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Three-quarter-length portrait, to left, seated, wearing a gown, with cap in left hand, and looking to right. On the right is a table with a charter and a book. On the wall in the right background is a view of Oriel College.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEdward Copleston, D.D. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Brief description
Portrait, three-quarter length, of Edward Copleston, mezzotint by Samuel Cousins and Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Phillips, 1822.
Physical description
Three-quarter-length portrait, to left, seated, wearing a gown, with cap in left hand, and looking to right. On the right is a table with a charter and a book. On the wall in the right background is a view of Oriel College.
Dimensions
  • Cut height: 60.4cm
  • Cut width: 44.3cm
Measured by SH 15/03/2011.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by T. Phillips, Esqe. R.A. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds & S. Cousins. Edward Copleston, D.D. Provost of Oriel College. Engraved from the Original Picture, in the Possession of that society AD 183. Pubd. by James Wyatt Carver & Gilder, Oxford, Oct.1822.' (Lettered)
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Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
25823

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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