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Object Type
Museum number: 1902,1011.6834
Title: Object: Lord Viscount Sydney, / &c. &c. &c.
Description: Portrait of John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney, half-length, seated to front in an armchair beside a table with writing instruments, with head turned to look to the left; private plate; after Stuart; lettered state. Mezzotint
Producer name: Print made by: John Young; After: Gilbert Stuart
School/style
Production date: 1800-1820
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 420 millimetres; Width: 291 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: The inscription shows that this was made as a private plate. See 1870,1008.2728 for another impression.
Bibliographic references: Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century (63); O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (1)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Portrait of: John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney; Associated with: Charles Townshend, 1st Baron of Bayning
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1902,1011.6834

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