Yale Center for British Art

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

after Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British

Published by William Wynne Ryland, 1732–1783, British

and Henry Bryer, died in or before 1782, British
Title:
Mr. John Joshua Kirby
Date:
between 1765 and 1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 15/16 inches (35.3 × 25.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "#6 | 18/L"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11613
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
solemn | middle-aged | designer | posing | buttons | cravat | wig | gaze | man | portrait | perspective | oval | artist | author
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31249