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Hannah Humphrey
Unidentified portrait
Published
[London] : Pub 16 Feb. 1783 by H Humphrey N° 51 New Bond Street, [1783]
etching, hand colored
plate mark: 129 x 83 mm; sheet: 143 x 100 mm
Peel 2425
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Sketch of an old man seated, turned three-quarters to the right. In his right hand he holds a candle-stick in which is a lighted candle; in his left what may be a print. He is drawn as far as the waist, below which his crossed legs from the knee downwards are sketched. He wears a cocked hat, the points over the ears, spectacles, and a plain coat buttoned to the chin. On a small round table (right) are tea-things.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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