Portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens
Print
1921 (made)
1921 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mezzotint depicting a portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens. He is shown in a forest, wearing military uniform, about to shoot an arrow from a bow.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Print by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn, portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens, 2nd state, mezzotint, Great Britain, 1921 |
| Physical description | Mezzotint depicting a portrait of Dr. Nathaniel Spens. He is shown in a forest, wearing military uniform, about to shoot an arrow from a bow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'H. Macbeth-Raeburn Sct.' (Signed in pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Dr. Nathaniel Spens was Captain of the Royal Archers, King's Bodyguard for Scotland. |
| Production | After a painting by Raeburn in the Royal Archer's Hall, Edinburgh. 2nd state. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3586-1932 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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