Mezzotint engraving of a three-quarter portrait after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) of The Honorable Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) showing the admiral facing forward with a three-cornered hat in his right hand and a seascape in the background.
Type of Print
Engraving
Acquisition
Accession
A 61.21
Source or Donor
William C. Kennedy
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Made/Created
Artist
James McArdell
Date made
1758
Place
City
London
Country
England
Continent
Europe
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
The Honorable Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet / And One of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty / Five French Ships of the Line taken / Cape Breton taken 1758." / Sold by J.McArdell.
Material/Technique
Printed
Dimensions
Height
16-1/8 in
Width
12-1/8 in
Condition
Notes
Insect losses in lower left quadrant and elsewhere, especially along bottom margin. Reframed by Richard Saunders, Hudson Rogue, Cold Spring, NY 2/17/81. Frame and glass appear to be old.
