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The Right Honble. William Lord Auckland

Print
24/02/1796 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Three-quarter-length portrait, seated in a chair, turned to and looking towards left. The sitter is holding a sheet of paper in his left hand and is wearing a dark coat, light waistcoat and neck cloth. In the background is the base of a pillar. To the left is a table with an inkstand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Right Honble. William Lord Auckland (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on laid paper
Brief description
Three-quarter-length portrait of William Eden, Baron Auckland, seated in a chair. Mezzotint by William Dickinson after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1796.
Physical description
Three-quarter-length portrait, seated in a chair, turned to and looking towards left. The sitter is holding a sheet of paper in his left hand and is wearing a dark coat, light waistcoat and neck cloth. In the background is the base of a pillar. To the left is a table with an inkstand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55cm
  • Width: 39.8cm
Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Style
Copy number
3rd state
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by T. Lawrence R.A. Principal Painter to His Majesty. London, Published Feby. 24 1796, by W. Dickinson. Engraved by W. Dickinson. The Right Honble. William Lord Auckland. From an Original Picture painted in 1792 for Christ Church, Oxford.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 1, p. 172.
Collection
Accession number
22947

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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