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William Ewart

Print
February 1838 (published)
Artist/Maker
Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd. (publisher)
Reynolds, Samuel William (The Younger) (engraver)
Lacey, Henry (publisher)
Rippingille, Edward Villiers (artist)
Place of origin
Manchester (published)
Liverpool (published)

Half-length portrait, to right, with arms folded; books and papers on a table nearby; facsimile signature below.

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleWilliam Ewart (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of William Ewart seated. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds the younger, after E. V. Rippingille, 1838.
Physical description
Half-length portrait, to right, with arms folded; books and papers on a table nearby; facsimile signature below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 27.9cm
Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Painted by E.V. Rippingille. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds. Published by Thos. Agnew Repository of Arts, Exchange St. Manchester, Feby. 1838 and by Henry Lacey, Printseller, Bold Street, Liverpool.' (Lettered)
  • 'William Ewart' (Facsimile signature)
Production
Attribution note: Open letter proof
Subjects depicted
Politician
Ewart, William
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
22850

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O644569/william-ewart-print-reynolds-samuel-william/
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