Image
Description
Maker
William Sharp (British, 1749-1824), engraver
Sir William Beechey (English, 1753-1839), designer
Title
Portrait of Matthew Boulton
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
engraving 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"
Marks: S. Woodburn collector's blindstamp in LR on recto: W(Lugt) 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
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Credit
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith
Object Number
45.113.87 Type
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Tombstone
Sir William Beechey (English, 1753-1839), designer
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