Portrait of Thomas Pownall

Art

Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Portrait of Thomas Pownall

Description

Bust portrait of Thomas Pownall in a fictive oval frame

Artwork Details

Medium

Mezzotint Engraving

Subject

Thomas Pownall, Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later Member of British Parliament

Subject Person

Thomas Pownall

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Richard Earlom

Role

Print Maker

Date made

1765 - 1775

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Country

Great Britain

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Made based on a painting by Francis Cotes

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Below image but in the bottom margin within the platemark.

Transcription

Identification of the sitter, inventor and printmaker in three lines of text

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Platemark

Height

44 cm

Width

33 cm

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

70 cm

Width

58 cm

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Notes

This mezzotint was conserved for the donor and a detailed condition and treatment report is in the 1985 Accessions Folder.