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A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)

Sitter George Stubbs British
second half 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)
  • Artist: James Bretherton (British, active 1750–99)
  • Artist: After Thomas Orde, Lord Bolton (British, Morpeth, Northumborn 1746–1807 Hackwood Park, Basing Stoke)
  • Sitter: George Stubbs (British, Liverpool 1724–1806 London)
  • Date: second half 18th century
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
    sheet: 8 15/16 x 6 7/16 in. (22.7 x 16.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756–479
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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