Fiamingo, Done from a Picture in the Collection of the Right Honorable Earl of Bessborough
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Title: Fiamingo, Done from a Picture in the Collection of the Right Honorable Earl of Bessborough
Engraver:
William Pether (British, Carlisle ca. 1738–1821 Bristol)
Artist:
After Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)
Publisher:
Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
Sitter:
François Du Quesnoy (Felmish, Brussels 1597–1643 Livorno)
Date: 1755–94
Medium: Mezzotint; scratch letter proof before title, first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plateline): 18 3/8 × 13 7/8 in. (46.7 × 35.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by exchange, 1970
Object Number: 1970.578.2
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