Image
Description
Maker
- William Sharp, 1749-1824, British, engraver
- Sir William Beechey, 1753-1839, English, designer
Title
Portrait of Matthew Boulton
Year
1801
Medium
engraving
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Dimensions
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61 x 46.5 cm (24 x 18 5/16 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Recto: inscribed below image in pencil, LL: "Mar: 5 1807 // Mar 2. 1807"; below platemark: "Sir William Beechey pinx."; "Matthew Boulton"; "Wm (m superscribed and underscored) Sharp sc."; and numbered in pencil, LL: "130"
Stamped below image with blindstamp of William Benoni White (Lugt 2592)
Verso: inscribed in pencil, LR: "Companion proof"
Type
Credit
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Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith
Object Number
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45.113.87
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