Jacob, Son of the Honorable William Bouverie
This portrait shows the sitter as a boy of seven, wearing a seventeenth-century "Van Dyck" costume with a lace collar and cuff, as well as a cloak. He stands facing the viewer, fingering the buttoned front of his coat with his left hand. A landscape is seen at left.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jacob, Son of the Honorable William Bouverie
- Engraver: James McArdell (Irish, Dublin 1729–1765 London)
- Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
- Sitter: Jacob Bouverie 2nd Earl of Radnor (British, 1750–1828)
- Date: 1757
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Plate: 13 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (35.4 × 25.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.600.146
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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