Portrait of William Chambers
Maker
Francis Coates (artist)
1726-1770
(engraver)
1721-1775
(publisher)
1721-1775
1726-1770
(engraver)
1721-1775
(publisher)
1721-1775
Title
Portrait of William Chambers
Date of Production
1772
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 38 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Accession Number
G.2000.XX.6
Mode of Acquisition
Michael Finney Books and Prints, purchase, 2000
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Chambers
William (Sir)
Provenance
Previous owner : Michael Finney Books and Prints
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : : printed : lower margin & recto : : Francs Cotes pinx Richd Houston fecit (?) Sold by R Houston No 12 Furnivils Inn Court Holborn According to Act 21 of Nov 1772
Label: Richard Houston after Francis Cotes. Sir. W. Chambers. (William Chambers Esq R.A. Comptroller of His Majesty's Works &c. &c.). London, R. Houston June 1st 1772. Mezzotint, scratch proof before titles, title written in ink in a contemporary hand. 380x275mm. Trimmed to border and remargined, neat repari in title area. £130
Label: Richard Houston after Francis Cotes. Sir. W. Chambers. (William Chambers Esq R.A. Comptroller of His Majesty's Works &c. &c.). London, R. Houston June 1st 1772. Mezzotint, scratch proof before titles, title written in ink in a contemporary hand. 380x275mm. Trimmed to border and remargined, neat repari in title area. £130
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