A portrait of an artist seated sideways with head turned 3/4; he holds a palette and brushes. He wears a floral design robe and matching turban.
Artwork Details
Medium
Ink, Paper, Ink, paper
Subject Person or Organization
Richard Wilson
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Anton Raphael Mengs
Attribution
Maker
Artist
William Bond
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1812
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
"Clafs-1 Painting Engraved by Wm. Bond for 'the Fine Arts of the English Schools/ Richard Wilson, Esq. R. A. Landscape Painter'/ From portrait copied by John Taylor under the inspection of Wilson after an original Picture by Raphael Mengs in the Possession of Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart./ To Sir George Beaumont, Bart. as a lover of the Fine Arts and an admirer of the great artist here commemorated, this Portrait and the accompanying Memoir are respectfully inscribed by John Britton/ London Published Jan. 20, 1812 by Longman & Co., Paternoster Row, J. Taylor/ High Holborn & W. Bond Newman St./ Printed by Bell & Wright."
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
15 in
Width
11 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Edges are dirty and frayed.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Richard Wilson
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Longman & Company
Notes
User
Related Entries
Notes
MP.94.1601 - Portfolio - Used together
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom