Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811, Irish

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:
William Robertson
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 3/8 inches (53 × 39.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Dr Robertson"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Vol.5 P.286"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10197
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
paper | inkwell | books | quills | chair | curtain | religious and mythological subject | portrait | wig | tippet | man | historian
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26221