Sir Jeffery Amherst, K. B.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sir Jeffery Amherst, K. B.
- Engraver: James Watson (Irish, Dublin ca. 1740–1790 London)
- Artist: After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
- Publisher: William Wynne Ryland (British, baptized London 1732–1783 London)
- Publisher: Henry Bryer (British, active 1744–ca. 1783)
- Sitter: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (British, Riverhead, Kent 1717–1797 Riverhead, Kent)
- Date: 1766
- Medium: Mezzotint; scratched letter state
- Dimensions: Image: 16 1/4 × 12 15/16 in. (41.2 × 32.8 cm)
Plate: 17 15/16 × 12 15/16 in. (45.5 × 32.9 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/16 × 13 1/4 in. (45.9 × 33.6 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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