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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1870,1008.2448
Title: Object: Willm Beckford... Jas Townsend... John Sawbridge
Description: Group portrait in a study around a table; William Beckford seated to left holding a scroll lettered 'London Petition Instead of punishing, conferring Honours on a Paymaster the Public Defaulter of unaccounted Millions', with John Sawbridge sitting opposite him, leaning with his elbows on a book with head on right hand, and James Townsend standing between them, looking down to right, left elbow resting on the back of Sawbridge's chair, the last two wearing fur-trimmed cloak and chains of office; lettered state. 1769 Mezzotint
Producer name: Print made by: Richard Houston; Published by: John Smith of Cheapside; Published by: Robert Sayer
School/style: British
Production date: 1769
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: mezzotint
Dimensions: Height: 304 millimetres; Width: 390 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century (9); Russell 1926 / English Mezzotint Portraits and their states: Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's "British Mezzotinto Portraits" (9.II)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Portrait of: William Beckford; Portrait of: James Townsend; Portrait of: John Sawbridge
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Colnaghi
Acquisition date: 1870
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1870,1008.2448

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