print
- Museum number
- 1943,0410.446
- Title
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Object: Dobson's Father
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Series: Houghton Gallery
- Description
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Portrait, head and shoulders, of an old man with loose, curling hair to his shoulders, and a plain white collar, three quarter to right, looking down to centre; after Dobson. 1776
Mezzotint
- Production date
- 1776
- Dimensions
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Height: 153 millimetres
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Width: 101 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From 'The Houghton Gallery', see 2005,U.109 for comment.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1943
- Acquisition notes
- 1943,0410.2 to 2625 was acquired en bloc from Suckling & Co. See Hind's report to the Trustees 6 April 1943. Suckling had checked their stock against the BM portrait catalogue and put aside any missing items, which were then checked by P&D staff. In 1939 the BM acquired 375 prints (letters A-BUL) (see 1939,1014.24 to 145). This group acquired in 1943 covers the letters BUR-S, and the acquisition was made using funds provided by the National Art Collections Fund.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1943,0410.446
