drawing

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Object Type: drawing
Museum number: 1860,0414.5
Description: Portrait of Robert Shirley, after Van Dyck; whole-length turned to front, in Persian dress, standing before a curtain Watercolour and bodycolour
Producer name: Drawn by: William Nelson Gardiner; After: Anthony van Dyck
School/style: British
Production date: 1766-1800
Materials: paper
Technique: drawn
Dimensions: Height: 332 millimetres; Width: 236 millimetres
Curator's comments: This is a copy of the painting by Anthony van Dyck at Petworth. For preparatory sketches made by Van Dyck in Italy, see 1957,1214.207.62-63.
Bibliographic references: Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: oriental costume
Associated names: Portrait of: Sir Robert Shirley (aka Sir Robert Sherley [sic])
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Walter Benjamin Tiffin; Purchased through: Sotheby's (29.ii.1860/644 bt Evans for £1 16s the pair); Purchased through: A E Evans & Sons
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1860,0414.5
Conservation: Treatment: 04 May 2011

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