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Her Grace, the Duchess of Bedford: P.160-1937

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Her Grace, the Duchess of Bedford
Portrait of Georgiana Russell (née Gordon), Duchess of Bedford, 1781-1853

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Leonard Daneham Cunliffe, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1803

Note

Inscription on bottom "Painted by J. Hoppner R.A." and "Published by S.W. Reynolds, 47, Poland Street, London, 1803." and "Engraved by S.W. Reynolds" and "First Fifty Dedicated to the most noble John Duke of Bedford, by his graces most obliged & obedient Servant Samuel William Reynolds".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.160-1937
Primary reference Number: 206299
Whitman (Reynolds): 21.III

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 5 July 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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