Lt. General Sir John Doyle

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Artist/Maker	Say, William (engraver) Thompson, John P. (publisher) Ramsay, James (Ramsey) (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

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.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Lt. General Sir John Doyle (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
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	British School
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	Officer Man Uniform Horse Cavalry Artillery Doyle, John (Sir)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	22066

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646615/lt-general-sir-john-doyle-print-say-william/

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