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Object Type
print
Museum number
1851,0308.467
Title
Object:
Signior Mustapha Servant to his Maj.ty King George
Description
Portrait, head and shoulders in an oval, with cape fastened at the neck and a turban Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
British
Production date
1720-1750
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
201 millimetres
Width:
130 millimetres
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Curator's comments
It has been suggested that this rare mezzotint may be by Jean Simon (Sebastian Edwards, Historic Royal Palaces, by email, February 2018).
Bibliographic references
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(undescribed)
Russell 1926 / English Mezzotint Portraits and their states: Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's "British Mezzotinto Portraits"
(72a)
(Engraver not ascertained: Class II)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Signor Mustapha
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
A E Evans & Sons
Acquisition date
1851
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1851,0308.467