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General the Right Honorable Lord Hill, G.C.B.

Print
14/05/1824 (published)
Artist/Maker
Turner, Charles (engraver)
Henry William Pickersgill (artist)
Turner, Charles (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print, whole-length portrait of Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount, standing in a landscape.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleGeneral the Right Honorable Lord Hill, G.C.B. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, whole-length portrait of Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount, mezzotint by Charles Turner after H. W. Pickersgill, 1834.
Physical description
Print, whole-length portrait of Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount, standing in a landscape.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 72.7cm
  • Sheet width: 50.2cm
Measured by SH 09/09/2011
Content description
Portrait of a man, whole-length, standing in a landscape, looking to left and dressed in military uniform; in his right hand he holds a cocked hat; on the right a soldier holds a horse by the reins.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Henry W. Pickersgill Esq. R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, A.R.A. To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty this Print of General the Right Honorable Lord Hill, G.C.B. Commanding Chief of all His Majesties Forces &c. &c. &c. is with Gracious permission humbly dedicated by His Majestys most dutiful Subject and Servant C. Turner. London Published May 14, 1824, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square, Messrs. Colnaghi & Co.' (Lettered)
Production
Open letter proof.
Subjects depicted
Horse
Soldier
Officer
Landscape
Uniform
Rowland Hill
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
24740

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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