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Object Type
print
Museum number
Ii,3.68
Title
Object:
Natl. Lee
Description
Portrait of the poet Nathaniel Lee; half length, to the front, head turned and looking to the right, left hand on chest; with loose hair in ringlets over shoulders; wearing open shirt and cloak over right shoulder; in oval; after Dobson. 1820 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Burnet Reading
Published by:
Thomas Rodd the Elder
School/style
British
Production date
1820
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
165 millimetres
Width:
111 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(2)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Nathaniel Lee
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr John Lee
Acquisition date
1833
Acquisition notes
This is recorded in the 'List of additions made to the collections in the British Museum in the year 1833' as a gift of Dr John Lee of Doctors' Commons.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Ii,3.68