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Object Type
print
Museum number
1950,0520.50
Title
Series:
Life-sized Heads
Description
Young man, directed towards and facing the front, left hand resting on a book open in front of him, his face illuminated by a single candlestick on the right. 1760 Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
Thomas Frye
School/style
British
Production date
1760
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
499 millimetres
Width:
350 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(11)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
F W B Maufe
Donated by:
Mrs G B Lane
Acquisition date
1950
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1950,0520.50