The Hon. William Cecil
Print
1686 (published)
1686 (published)
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Print, full-length portrait of a boy seated on a bank in a landscape, wearing a loose robe and sandals, a dog at his right side and gesturing with his left hand to a macaw in a tree; in the foreground is a stream.
Object details
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Title | The Hon. William Cecil (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print, full-length portrait of the Honourable William Cecil, perhaps the second son of John, 5th Earl of Exeter. Mezzotint by John Smith after Willem Wissing. |
Physical description | Print, full-length portrait of a boy seated on a bank in a landscape, wearing a loose robe and sandals, a dog at his right side and gesturing with his left hand to a macaw in a tree; in the foreground is a stream. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'W. Wissing Pixit J. Smith fecit Cum Privilegio Regis Sold by E Cooper at ye 3 Pidgeons in Bedford street.' (Lettered with name of sitter and) |
Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
Production | 1st state. |
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Accession number | E.4948-1960 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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