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William Henry West Betty, Aetatis Suae 13

1805
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: William Henry West Betty, Aetatis Suae 13
  • Engraver: James Ward (British, London 1769–1859 Chestnut, Hertfordshire)
  • Artist: After James Northcote (British, Plymouth 1746–1831 London)
  • Publisher: William Henry West Betty (British, 1791–1874)
  • Publisher: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.
  • Sitter: William Henry West Betty (British, 1791–1874)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1805
  • Medium: Mezzotint; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Plate: 14 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (37.9 × 27.8 cm)
    Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 5/8 in. (40.1 × 29.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.30
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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