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Object Type
Museum number: P,2.231
Title: Object: Frances Earle of Bedford and lord Russell. etc.
Description: Portrait of Francis Russell, fourth Earl of Bedford, bust in an oval, wearing collar; first, lettered state with title; after Anthony Van Dyck Engraving
Producer name: Print made by: George Glover; After: Anthony van Dyck
School/style
Production date: 1641-1652
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 98 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 65 millimetres (trimmed)
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Curator's comments: Based on the painting by Van Dyck, now kept in the collection of His Grace the Duke of Bedford and the Trustees of the Bedford Estates, see S. Barnes, N. de Poorter, O. Millar and H. Vey, 'Van Dyck: A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings', Yale & London, 2004, cat.no.IV.18. This portrait was originally paired with a similar portrait after Van Dyck of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford.
Bibliographic references: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (372) (Van Dyck); Hind 1952-64 / Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (III.227.4); O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (4)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1799
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: P,2.231

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