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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1868,0822.2320
Title
Object:
Willm. Drummond of Hawthornden
Description
Portrait of the poet William Drummond; half length, to the right, head turned towards viewer; wearing doublet and high lace collar; with short waved hair; illustration to Pinkerton's 'Scottish Gallery'. 1799 Stipple and etching
Producer name
After:
Cornelius Johnson
(formerly attributed)
After:
Abraham van Blyenberch
(?)
Published by:
Edward Harding
School/style
British
Flemish
Production date
1799
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
stipple
Dimensions
Height:
180 millimetres
Width:
124 millimetres
(trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
After a painting in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, dated 1612 (inv.no PG1096) which was published as anonymous in Helen Smailes' catalogue (1990) but is now thought to be by Abraham van Blyenberch (email from Matthew Hargraves, May 2014).
Bibliographic references
O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(2)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
William Drummond
Associated with:
John Pinkerton
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Scottish Gallery
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Felix Slade
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1868,0822.2320