Carolus [Charles] Smith Self-portrait of Charles Smith
Printmaker: Smith, Charles
Etching on paper. Half-length portrait of Smith, facing left and with his head turned towards the viewer. He wears a wig which is tied with a bow and holds a portfolio under his arm. He stands within a parkland landscape with trees to left and right. Open letters in the margin below the image: 'CAROLUS SMITH / Ipse pinxit et aqua forti fecit Londini 1776 [etched by the painter, London 1776]'. Inscription in graphite in the margin and margins: 'Painter who went to India and was Painter to the Great Moghul'. Inscription in graphite within the plate at upper left: '677'. [CHINE COLLE with deckled edge and deckle stain?]
Unknown
by unknown
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1776
Height 169mm (plate) x 114mm (plate). Chine colle with deckled edge and deckle stain on heavier sheet?
Accession number: P.14822-R
Primary reference Number: 225431
O'Donaghue: 3
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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