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drawing
;
print study
Object Type
drawing
print study
Museum number
1893,0516.394
Description
Portrait of John Williams, known as Anthony Pasquin, satirist; three-quarter length seated to left in arm chair, looking to front, holding quill pen in his right hand, books and ink stand on table beyond to left, curtain and foot of column behind him Watercolour
Producer name
Drawn by:
Sir Martin Archer Shee
School/style
British
Production date
1769-1820
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
247 millimetres
Width:
199 millimetres
Curator's comments
See 1872,1012.4637 for related print.
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
Associated names
Portrait of:
John Williams
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Fine Art Society
(see 1893,0516.388 for the provenance from the Whitehead collection)
Acquisition date
1893
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1893,0516.394