Portrait of a man, probably Francis Barber

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Maker

After
(artist)
1723-1792
(engraver)
ca. 1809-ca. 1889 (Life dates)
(publisher)

Title

Portrait of a man, probably Francis Barber

Date of Production

1878

Medium

printed in black
wove paper
mezzotint

Dimensions

Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 17.7 cm

Object Number

G.1990.WL.6114.71

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Notes

From Engravings from the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Volume I. This engraving reproduces Reynolds's painting Portrait of a man, probably Francis Barber (c. 1770), formerly in the collection of Sir George Beaumont and now in the Menil Collection, Houston (inv. no. 1983-103 DJ). We have chosen to retain the title of Reynolds's painting, in which the sitter is identified, for this print.

Inscriptions

Inscription: Omiah //

Inscription: Sir Joshua Reynolds. //

Decoration: A. Scott. //

Inscription: A NEGRO. / From the original Picture in the possession of Sir George Beaumont Bt / London, Henry Graves & Comp.y 6, Pall Mall, 1878. //

Inscription: 58 / I //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //

Provenance

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