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Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon, in the Mayor of Garratt

1765
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon, in the Mayor of Garratt
  • Artist: Johann Gottfried Haid (German, Augsburg 1714–1776 Vienna)
  • Artist: After Johan Joseph Zoffany (German, near Frankfurt 1733–1810 London)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Sitter: Samuel Foote (British, baptized Truro, Cornwall 1721–1777 Dover)
  • Date: 1765
  • Medium: Mezzotint; proof
  • Dimensions: plate: 17 x 19 7/8 in. (43.2 x 50.5 cm)
    sheet: 17 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (44.5 x 52.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.968
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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