William Sharp

Portrait of the Right Honorable Robert Dundas

Maker

William Sharp (British, 1749-1824), engraver
After Henry Raeburn (British, 1756-1823), designer
John Murray (British), publisher
William Skelton (British), publisher
William Sharp (British, 1749-1824), publisher

Title

Portrait of the Right Honorable Robert Dundas

Year

1790

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

50.5 x 37.8 cm (19 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered below image with title and production details: "Painted by H Raeburn"; "Engraved by Wm Sharp"; and "Published May 1 1790, by Wm. Sharp No. 8 Charles Street Middlesex Hospital Wm Skelton Hay Market & John Murray Bookseller Fleet Street London"

Inscribed in pencil below plate-mark, LR: "Proof"

Marks: Watermark:FIN...DU...178...Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./ MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.55

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

William Sharp (British, 1749-1824), engraver
After Henry Raeburn (British, 1756-1823), designer
John Murray (British), publisher
William Skelton (British), publisher
William Sharp (British, 1749-1824), publisher
Portrait of the Right Honorable Robert Dundas, 1790
engraving
50.5 x 37.8 cm (19 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.55

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