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[Successful speculation]
[1720]
etching and engraving
plate mark: 7 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (198 x 161 mm.); image: 7 x 5 5/8 in. (179 x 146 mm.)
Peel 0174
Notes
Design closely follows, in reverse, the central mezzotint of Peel 0176.
Inscriptions/Markings
Plate has been cut before printing; at the bottom there are traces of continuing design, text or decoration.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A half-length portrait of a man dressed as a gentleman, holding a bag full of money.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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