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Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]

1781
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]
  • Etcher: James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
  • Artist: After Ozias Humphrey (British, Honiton, Devon 1742–1810 London)
  • Publisher: Robert Wilkinson (British, active 1758–1825)
  • Sitter: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (British, London 1779–1848 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire)
  • Date: 1781
  • Medium: Soft-ground etching and rocker work
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.1897
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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