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Sir Joshua Reynolds

1770
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sir Joshua Reynolds
  • Engraver: James Watson (Irish, Dublin ca. 1740–1790 London)
  • Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Sitter: Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
  • Date: 1770
  • Medium: Mezzotint; third state of three (Russell)
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 17 15/16 in. × 13 in. (45.5 × 33 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.154
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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