John Burges Haffey

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Artist/Maker	Robert Sayer (publisher) Laurie, Robert (Lowery) (engraver) Bennett, J. (publisher) Foldsone, John (Foldson) (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Half-length portrait, when a child, facing slightly left, with left hand in pocket and within a plain oval border.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Children & Childhood
Object type	Print
Title	John Burges Haffey (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, portrait of John Burges Haffey, when a child. Mezzotint by Robert Laurie after John Foldsone, 1777.
Physical description	Half-length portrait, when a child, facing slightly left, with left hand in pocket and within a plain oval border.
Dimensions	Height: 35.2cm Width: 25.4cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style	British School
Copy number	2nd state
Marks and inscriptions	'J. Foldson pinxt. Robt. Laurie fecit. London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No.53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 1 May 1777.' (Lettered with name of sitter and) '184' (Numbered)
Credit line	Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted	Children Haffey, John Burges
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.432-1959

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568699/john-burges-haffey-print-laurie-robert-lowery/

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