Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811, Irishafter Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:
William Robert, second Duke of Leinster
Date:
1774
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 × 15 1/2 inches (58.4 × 39.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Duke of Leinster"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "ex | Kt/tt/w"; lower right: "Very fine Proof before any letters | ex[...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.185
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Ireland - Art on a World Stage 1690-1840 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2015-03-17 - 2015-06-07)Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Publications:
William Laffan, Ireland : crossroads of art and design, 1690-1840, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2015, pp. 158, 227, no. 34, fig. 8 (p 158), N6787 .I74 2015 OVERSIZE (YCBA)