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Matthew Liart (c.1736-c.1782), engraver

Print
ca. 1786-ca. 1837 (made)
Artist/Maker
Audinet, Philip (engraver)
Place of origin
London (made)

Mezzotint engraving, head and shoulders portrait of the engraver Matthew Liart (c.1736-c.1782), facing three-quarters right. Signed by the engraver Philip Audinet and inscribed in pencil with title and on the back with biographical notes. Engraved ca. 1786-ca. 1837.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMatthew Liart (c.1736-c.1782), engraver (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Mezzotint engraving, head and shoulders portrait of the engraver Matthew Liart (c.1736-c.1782), facing three-quarters right. Signed by the engraver Philip Audinet and inscribed in pencil with title and on the back with biographical notes. Engraved ca. 1786-ca. 1837.
Physical description
Mezzotint engraving, head and shoulders portrait of the engraver Matthew Liart (c.1736-c.1782), facing three-quarters right. Signed by the engraver Philip Audinet and inscribed in pencil with title and on the back with biographical notes. Engraved ca. 1786-ca. 1837.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Taken from 'Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965' published by HMSO 1966
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'P. Audinet' (Signed by the engraver)
  • (Inscribed in pencil with title)
  • (Inscribed on the back with biographical notes)
Credit line
Given by Mr. Brian Connors
Subjects depicted
Portrait
Liart, Matthew
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966
  • Puetz, Anne. Liart, Matthew (c.1736–c.1782). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • Graves, R. E. Audinet, Philip (1766–1837). Rev. Asia Haut. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20230109151214/https://www.oxforddnb.com/%20view/article/890
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.201-1965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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