The Right Honble. John Hely Hutchinson

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Artist/Maker	James Watson (engraver) John Boydell (publisher) Sir Joshua Reynolds (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print, three-quarter length portrait of John Hely Hutchinson, seated at a table.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	The Right Honble. John Hely Hutchinson (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter length portrait of John Hely Hutchinson, mezzotint by James Watson after Joshua Reynolds, 1778.
Physical description	Print, three-quarter length portrait of John Hely Hutchinson, seated at a table.
Dimensions	Sheet height: 45.6cm (cut) Sheet width: 33.5cm (cut) Measured by SH 09/09/2011
Content description	Portrait of a man, seated at a table, on which rests his left arm, his right hand is resting on his leg. On the table are papers and an inkstand.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by Sr. Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by James Watson. The Right Honble. John Hely Hutchinson, His Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Kingdom of Ireland and Provost of Trinity College Dublin. Published May 18th 1778, by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.' (Lettered)
Production	2nd state
Subjects depicted	Politician Inkstand Table John Healy Hutchinson
Bibliographic reference	Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 4, p.1516.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	24629

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O636744/the-right-honble-john-hely-print-james-watson/

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