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Lemuel Francis Abbott Esqr.

Print
14/11/1805 (published)
Artist/Maker
Green, Valentine (engraver)
Abbott, Lemuel Francis (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Half-length portrait, turned to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a black coat, buttoned up, and his hair is tied back in a bow. In his right hand he is holding a crayon, and in his left a portrait of Horatio Nelson.


Object details

Object type
Print
TitleLemuel Francis Abbott Esqr. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Half-length portrait of Lemuel Francis Abbott holding a portrait of Horatio Nelson. Mezzotint by Valentine Green, after Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1805.
Physical description
Half-length portrait, turned to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a black coat, buttoned up, and his hair is tied back in a bow. In his right hand he is holding a crayon, and in his left a portrait of Horatio Nelson.
Dimensions
  • Size of mount height: 46.5cm
  • Size of mount width: 38cm
Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Style
British School
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'L. F. Abbott Pinxt. Published Novr. 14th 1805 by Jno. Harris. No.30. Conduit Street, Bond Street, London. Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty. Lemuel Francis Abbott Esqr. Painted by Himself.' (Lettered)
Production
The publisher is listed as a Jno. Harris.
Subjects depicted
Artist
Pencil
Nelson, Horatio
Lemuel Francis Abbott
Bibliographic reference
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p. 533.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
25764

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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