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Benjamin B.

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G. Humphrey

Benjamin B.

Published

[London] : Pubd. March 20 by H. Humphrey, Old Bond St., [1780?]

etching
plate mark: 155 x 97 mm; sheet: 168 x 111 mm
Peel 2399
Notes
Printmaker and sitter identified by George.
Year of publication from George.
Inscriptions/Markings
Dated "1790" in pencil at lower right.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Half length portrait of an elderly clergyman in profile to the right with a long sharp nose and receding chin. Cf. British Museum online catalogue.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints