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Object Type
print
Museum number
2010,7081.786
Title
Object:
The most Noble Marquis Cornwallis landing at Ostend
Description
Portrait, full-length standing to right, wearing naval uniform with star and cocked hat, holding a sword in his right hand, gesturing outwards with the other and glancing towards the viewer, in a rowing boat, with a man rowing and another at the prow to welcome him; ships behind to left and a fortress to right, guns firing a salute. 1794 Hand-coloured mezzotint
Producer name
Published by:
John Fairburn
School/style
British
Production date
1794
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
350 millimetres
Width:
250 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Probably derived from the portrait by David Gardner. For a mezzotint after it by John Jones dated 1793, see 1871,1209.229
Bibliographic references
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(undescribed)
Russell 1926 / English Mezzotint Portraits and their states: Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's "British Mezzotinto Portraits"
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Associated places
Associated with:
Oostende
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Funder name
With contribution from:
National Heritage Memorial Fund
With contribution from:
Art Fund
With contribution from:
British Museum Friends
With contribution from:
Friends of Prints and Drawings
With contribution from:
Mrs Charles Wrightsman
With contribution from:
Michael Marks Charitable Trust
Acquisition date
2010
Acquisition notes
Acquired with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Friends of the British Museum, the Art Fund, Mrs Charles Wrightsman, the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and numerous individual donors.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
2010,7081.786