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Portrait of Lord George Brydges Rodney

April 26, 1781
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Lord George Brydges Rodney
  • Printmaker: Peltro William Tomkins (British, London 1759–1840 London)
  • Artist: after Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
  • Publisher: John Walker (British, active 1776–1802)
  • Sitter: Sir George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (British, Walton-on-Thames 1719–1792 London)
  • Date: April 26, 1781
  • Medium: Stipple with some etching, printed in red
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 × 4 13/16 in. (17.8 × 12.2 cm)
    Sheet: 8 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (22.1 × 15.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.723
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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