print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1853,0112.1654
- Title
- Object: Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington.
- Description
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Portrait of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, bust-length to left, looking to right, wearing long curly wig, cravat and Garter robe; in an oval; below, facsimile of sitter's handwriting with signature; illustration to John Thane's 'British Autography: A Collection of Fac-Similies of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages' (c.1788-1793); after Lely.
Stipple, etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1788-1793 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 195 millimetres
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Width: 115 millimetres
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: British Autography: A Collection of Fac-Similies of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages
- Acquisition date
- 1853
- Acquisition notes
- 1853,0112.1338 to 2335 is a collection of engraved portraits of persons connected with Suffolk formed by David Elisha Davy, as part of his collections on the history of Suffolk which were purchased by the Department of Manuscripts in 1852. The portraits were transferred to the Department of Prints and Drawings in 1853.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1853,0112.1654