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Print (Mezzotint)
The Right Hon.\ble Henry Bilson Legge
Richard Houston, John Bowles & Son, William Hoare
1760-1770
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.2963
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2963
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Right Hon.\ble Henry Bilson Legge
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Richard Houston (Mezzotinter); John Bowles & Son (Publisher); William Hoare (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center
Inscription: Sold by John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
14.1 (H) x 10 (W) x 13.9 (Image H) x 10 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.7 (H) x 25.5 (W) x 35.3 (Image H) x 25.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed within platemark.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles & Son
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom
Publisher Name
John Bowles & Son
Edition State
Unidentified
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
Smith lists three states of this plate, none of which have the inscription as it appears on this impression. Possibly this is a IV state altered to remove the names of the artist, the engraver and then given a new publisher's address. (Smith 671).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Smith, John Chaloner. 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits; Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the early part of the present century. 2. 461-940.
• p.671, no.70.