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Robert William Elliston

Print
01/01/1820 (published)
Artist/Maker
Hurst, Robinson & Co. (publisher)
Turner, Charles (engraver)
Harlow, George Henry (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait, half-length, facing slightly left and wearing a fur-trimmed coat.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleRobert William Elliston
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of Robert William Elliston (1774-1831) wearing a fur-trimmed coat. Mezzotint by Charles Turner after George Henry Harlow, 1820.
Physical description
Portrait, half-length, facing slightly left and wearing a fur-trimmed coat.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 42.2cm
  • Plate width: 32.1cm
  • Cut to height: 53.3cm
  • Cut to width: 40.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Elliston. Engraved by C. Turner from a Picture by G. H. Harlow. London, Pubd. Jany. 1, 1820, by Hurst & Robinson (late Boydells) No. 90, Cheapside.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Fur
Actor
Elliston, Robert William
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.588-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568545/robert-william-elliston-print-turner-charles/
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