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Object Type
print
Museum number
1857,0110.14
Description
Portrait of John Scott, half-length, in profile to right, smoking a long clay pipe, which he holds with his left hand Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
William Woollett
School/style
British
Production date
1750-1760
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
88 millimetres
Width:
85 millimetres
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Curator's comments
According to Fagan, Scott "acquired the sobriquet of "Dippit Scott" from his habit of using the expression: "Dip it" as a substitute for a stronger and more common expletive"
Bibliographic references
Fagan 1885 / A Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of William Woollett
(1.II)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
John Scott
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Wells of Redleaf
Purchased through:
Christie's
(21.i.1857/147)
Purchased through:
Henry Graves & Co
Acquisition date
1857
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1857,0110.14