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Object Type
print
Museum number
1852,1116.546
Title
Object:
Henry Laurens Esqr. President of the American Congress, 1778
Description
Portrait of Henry Laurens, whole-length sitting at desk in balcony, directed to left, looking towards the viewer, view in the left background; native American man with crest below; after Copley. 1782 Mezzotint with etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Valentine Green
After:
John Singleton Copley
Published by:
John Stockdale
School/style
British
Production date
1782
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
etching
Dimensions
Height:
640 millimetres
Width:
405 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(80)
Whitman 1902 / British Mezzotinters: Valentine Green
(117)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Henry Laurens
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Hookham Carpenter
Acquisition date
1852
Acquisition notes
1852,1116.546 to 582 are entered in the register as 'Purchased by Mr Carpenter'. Presumably he had acquired these with his own funds, against re- imbursement by the British Museum.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1852,1116.546