Richard Viscount Fitzwilliam
Printmaker:
Turner, Charles
Painter:
Howard, Henry
(After)
Three-quarter length portrait; seated in an armchair in front of a wall; directed towards right, facing front; wearing a long dark fur-trimmed coat over light waistcoat, shirt, breeches and stockings; his left hand resting on an open book on a covered table, next to other volumes of books; curtain on right; in margin, coat of arms lettered with motto 'Deo Juvante'. On full sheet.
In the inventory of Fitzwilliam's prints, written by Samuel Woodburn in March 1816, there were four 'sealed' portfolios, one of which contained 'Portraits of Lord Visc.t Fitzwilliam'.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1809
With coat of arms and lettering. 'Proof'
Sheet Height 695 mm Width 500 mm
Accession number: P.15240-R
Primary reference Number: 317529
Whitman (Turner): 198
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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