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Object Type
print
Museum number
Ii,12.4
Title
Object:
William Markham, Archbishop of York
Description
Portrait seated almost whole-length to left in armchair, resting his right hand on stick, his hat in his left hand, eyes to front; wearing dark coat and short wig; working proof labelled 'first'. 1800 Mezzotint
Producer name
Print made by:
James Ward
After:
George Romney
School/style
British
Production date
1800
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
508 millimetres
Width:
384 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Frankau 1904 / Eighteenth Century Artists and Engravers: William Ward A.R.A. and James Ward R.A.
(56.I)
Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century
(31.I)
Horne 1891 / An Illustrated Catalogue of Engraved Portraits and Fancy Subjects painted by Thomas Gainsborough, RA, Published between 1760 and 1820, and by George Romney, Published between 1770 and 1830 with the Variations of the State of the Plates
(79.I)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
William Markham, Archbishop of York
Acquisition name
Donated by:
James Ward
Acquisition date
1817
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Ii,12.4
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
1979,U.1052