Dr. Arne

Multiple artists/makers

May 10, 1782

Not on view

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Title: Dr. Arne
Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
Artist: After John Nixon (British, London bap. 1755–1818 Ryde, Isle of Wight)
Publisher: William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
Sitter: Thomas Augustine Arne (British, London 1710–1778 London)
Published in: London
Date: May 10, 1782
Medium: Crayon-manner etching; before first state of three
Dimensions: Image: 9 7/16 × 6 5/16 in. (24 × 16 cm)
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 1/16 in. (43.1 × 33.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.756-2295
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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