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Sir Francis Burdett

Print
29/05/1811 (published)
Artist/Maker
Ward, William (ARA) (engraver)
Smith, John Raphael (publisher)
Smith, John Raphael (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Whole-length portrait, standing to front and holding 'Magna Charta' in left hand. The sitter is wearing a dark coat, buttoned. On the ground to the right is a pile of books. In the right background is a view of the Tower of London; to the left, the base of a column and drapery.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSir Francis Burdett (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Portrait, whole-length, of Sir Francis Burdett. Mezzotint by William Ward, after John Raphael Smith, 1811.
Physical description
Whole-length portrait, standing to front and holding 'Magna Charta' in left hand. The sitter is wearing a dark coat, buttoned. On the ground to the right is a pile of books. In the right background is a view of the Tower of London; to the left, the base of a column and drapery.
Dimensions
  • Cut height: 71.6cm
  • Cut width: 50.4cm
  • Image height: 623mm
  • Image width: 453mm
  • Platemark height: 657mm
  • Platemark width: 456mm
  • Sheet height: 716mm
  • Sheet width: 505mm
Measured by SH 09/2010.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'To the People of England Painted by JR Smith Engraved by W Wood Engraver to HRH the Duke of York Published May 29 1811 by JR Smith 33 Newman Street Oxford Street London First Fifty.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Column
Books
Burdett, Francis (Sir)
Place depicted
Tower of London
Literary reference<i>Magna Carta</i>
Bibliographic reference
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 4, p.1459.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
22114

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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