print; frontispiece

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Object Type: print; frontispiece
Museum number: 1902,1011.292
Title: Object: Mr Hugh Kelly
Description: Portrait, bust in an oval frame, in profile to right, head turned to look towards the viewer, holding a paper in left hand, wearing a dark robe and powdered wig with a queue; after Hamilton; lettered state. 1778 Mezzotint
Producer name: Print made by: Josiah Boydell; After: Hugh Hamilton; Published by: Thomas Cadell
School/style
Production date: 1778
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 164 millimetres; Width: 126 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Used as the frontispiece to 'The Works of Hugh Kelly' (London, 1778), which was 'printed for the author's widow' and sold by Cadell, Ridley and Conant.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: Hugh Kelly; Illustration to: Hugh Kelly
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1902,1011.292

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