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Print (Mezzotint)
The Earl of Buchan (David Stuart Erskine)
John Finlayson, Sir Joshua Reynolds
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Finlayson (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.2990
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2990
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Earl of Buchan (David Stuart Erskine)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Finlayson (Mezzotinter); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: J. Reynolds Pinx,,\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: J. Finlayson fecit.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left
Inscription: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Nov,,\r 22.\d 1765.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: Sold at the Golden Lamp in Berwick Street, price 5'.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
16.1 (H) x 12.1 (W) x 14.9 (Image H) x 10.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.9 (H) x 30.7 (W) x 37.8 (Image H) x 27.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 15.1 in. (38.3 cm). Plate W: 11.1 in. (28.1 cm).
Publisher Date
11/22/1765
Place of Publication
Golden Lamp, Berwick Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
First edition with title: "Lord Cardross."
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.
• Listed under Finlayson, no. 3, p. 478.Book: Mannings, David. 2000 Sir Joshua Reynolds: a complete catalogue of his paintings.
• See p. 182Book: Penny, Nicholas. 1986 Reynolds. 408 p.
• See cat. no. 56, pp. 223-4 & fig. 86, pp. 344-54.Article: Munby, A. N. L. 1947 "Nathaniel Hone's 'Conjurer'". Connoisseur. CXX (December): 82-4.
Book: Smith, George. 1921 The Dictionary of National Biography Founded in 1882 by George Smith: Edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee: From the Earliest Times to 1900.
• For additional information about the sitter, see vol.7.Book: The British Museum, et al. Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings.
• I:270Book: Graves, Algernon. 1901 A history of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. 3.
• See p. 149.