Sir James Thornhill, F.R.S.
Print
1782 (published)
1782 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Portrait, head and shoulders view, facing half right.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sir James Thornhill, F.R.S. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of Sir James Thornhill, head and shoulders. Etching by Charles Bretherton after Joseph Highmore, 1782. |
| Physical description | Portrait, head and shoulders view, facing half right. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chas. Bretherton f. P.417.' (Lettered with name of sitter and) |
| Credit line | Given by the Public Library and Museum, Hove |
| Production | After the painting by Joseph Highmore, 1732. Attribution note: Later impression, from an unidentified publication, of a plate used in the 3rd edition of Walpole's 'Anecdotes of Painting', London, 1782. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.16-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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