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Portrait of the poet, W. Bryan, “Count” Bryan of Bury St. Edmunds: P.14854-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of the poet, W. Bryan, “Count” Bryan of Bury St. Edmunds

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sharp, Christopher
Draughtsman: Kent, William (After)

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Description

Etching in blue ink on paper. A small, square plate. A head and shoulders portrait of the poet, W. Bryan, "Count" Bryan of Bury St. Edmunds, after a drawing (in reverse) by William Kent. Signed on the plate at lower left: 'C # F.' Inscriptions in pen and ink in the same hand in the upper and lower margins: 'Mr. Bryan of Bury. 1740.'; 'Chr Sharp de Camb / fecit 1768[struckthrough] 1769.'. Bryan was a regular contributor to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ between 1731 and 1748. See Notes. See also P.14853-R and especially P.14855-R.

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Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1740

Note

Height 81mm (plate) x width 71mm (plate)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14854-R
Primary reference Number: 225463
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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