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George Petty

Print
ca.1680-ca.1704 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait when a boy. The sitter is shown three-quarter-length, standing, facing slightly left and with a hat under his left arm, left hand on hip and right hand tucked under the breast of his coat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGeorge Petty (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of George Petty when a boy. Mezzotint by Robert Williams after Thomas Murray, ca.1680-ca.1704.
Physical description
Portrait when a boy. The sitter is shown three-quarter-length, standing, facing slightly left and with a hat under his left arm, left hand on hip and right hand tucked under the breast of his coat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.9cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'T. Murray Pinx. R. Williams fec. J. Smith ex.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.667-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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