Henry R. Bishop

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Artist/Maker	Colnaghi (publishers) Reynolds, Samuel William (The Elder) (engraver) Porver, J. (publisher) Foster, Thomas (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Three-quarter-length portrait, seated, facing and looking to left and enveloped in a cloak; holding a roll of music in his right hand, left hand on knee, right arm resting on a table. In the left background is a book lettered on the spine 'National Melodies'. On the table is a sheet of paper lettered 'Freedom of the City of Dublin unanimously voted and presented August 2 1820.'

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Henry R. Bishop (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Three-quarter-length portrait of Henry R. Bishop, seated and enveloped in a cloak. Mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Foster, 1822.
Physical description	Three-quarter-length portrait, seated, facing and looking to left and enveloped in a cloak; holding a roll of music in his right hand, left hand on knee, right arm resting on a table. In the left background is a book lettered on the spine 'National Melodies'. On the table is a sheet of paper lettered 'Freedom of the City of Dublin unanimously voted and presented August 2 1820.'
Dimensions	Cut to height: 59.9cm Cut to width: 43.5cm Measured by SH 11/10/2010
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by T. Foster Engraved by S.W. Reynolds Engraver to the King Henry R. Bishop London Published July 1822 by J Porver 34 Strand and Colnaghi & Co. 13 Cockspur Street' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Table Books
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	21902

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646779/henry-r-bishop-print-reynolds-samuel-william/

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