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Lt. General Sir John Doyle

Print
01/11/1817 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Three-quarter length portrait, to front, standing and looking and facing to left; wearing military uniform; pointing with right hand to a paper (terms of capitulation) held in left; a horse's head on the left with an Indian attendant; in right background cavalry and artillery are assembled.

Object details

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Object type
TitleLt. General Sir John Doyle (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Brief description
Three-quarter length portrait of Sir John Doyle with an Indian attendant. Mezzotint by William Say after James Ramsay, 1817.
Physical description
Three-quarter length portrait, to front, standing and looking and facing to left; wearing military uniform; pointing with right hand to a paper (terms of capitulation) held in left; a horse's head on the left with an Indian attendant; in right background cavalry and artillery are assembled.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61.3cm
  • Width: 46cm
Measured by SH 28/04/2011.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'James Ramsay Esqr. pinxit. London Pub. Novr. 1 1817, by Thompson, 26 St. James's Street. W. Say sculp Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. To His Royal Highness the Prince Regent This Portrait of Lt. General Sir John Doyle, Bart. G.C.B. K.C. Is humbly Dedicated by His Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted servt. / John P. Thompson' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
22066

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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