Matthew Horsley of Birdsall, Yorkshire
Print
01/07/1796 (published)
01/07/1796 (published)
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Portrait, half-length, facing slightly left, standing against a landscape, within a plain rectangular border, wearing a black hat and holding a cane under left arm. Beneath the portrait is a vignette of a horseman in pursuit of a fox.
Object details
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Title | Matthew Horsley of Birdsall, Yorkshire (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print, half-length portrait of Matthew Horsley of Birdsall,Yorkshire, huntsman. Mezzotint by John Raphael Smith, 1796. |
Physical description | Portrait, half-length, facing slightly left, standing against a landscape, within a plain rectangular border, wearing a black hat and holding a cane under left arm. Beneath the portrait is a vignette of a horseman in pursuit of a fox. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted & Engraved by J. R. Smith. Mezzotinto Engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Published as the Act directs July 1, 1796, by J. R. Smith King Street Covent Garden.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc., dedication to the Hon. Henry Willoughby and) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.557-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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