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Portrait of John Gay

Maker

(artist)
1656-1743

(draughtsman)
1774-1822

(engraver)
1786-1863

(publisher)

Title

Portrait of John Gay

Date of Production

1821

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.8 cm
Width: 12.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5871.40

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : stamped : right margin & recto : on mount : WITT LIBRARY //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin left & recto : : Drawn by J.Thurston. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin right & recto : : Engraved by J.Romney. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JOHN GAY. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : From a Picture by Dahl in the Collection of Her Grace the Dutchess of Dorset. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : London, Jany. 1 1821; Published by W. Walker, 8 Grays Inn Square. //

Inscription: inscription : typed : lower margin left & recto : on mount : Brit. Poets. //

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