A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)

James Bretherton British

After Thomas Orde, Lord Bolton British

Sitter George Stubbs British

second half 18th century

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)
Artist: James Bretherton (British, active 1750–99)
Artist: After Thomas Orde, Lord Bolton (British, Morpeth, Northumborn 1746–1807 Hackwood Park, Basing Stoke)
Sitter: George Stubbs (British, Liverpool 1724–1806 London)
Date: second half 18th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
sheet: 8 15/16 x 6 7/16 in. (22.7 x 16.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.756–479
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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