Print made by Thomas Watson, 1743–1781, British, Elizabeth Lady Melbourne with Her Son, the Honourable. Peniston Lamb, 1775
- Title:
- Elizabeth Lady Melbourne with Her Son, the Honourable. Peniston Lamb
- Date:
- 1775
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 25 9/16 × 16 1/16 inches (64.9 × 40.8 cm), Plate: 24 3/8 × 15 inches (61.9 × 38.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "R 6629 | State II"
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds."; lettered, lower center: "The Right Honble. ELIZABETH LADY MELBOURNE & the Honble PENISTON LAMB. | Publish'd Feby 10th 1775 for W. Shropshire No.158 & Thos. Watson No. 142 New Bond Street."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by Thomas Watson"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.200
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- portrait
- Associated People:
- Lamb, Elizabeth, Viscountess Melbourne (ca. 1751–1818), political hostess and agricultural improver
Lamb, Peniston (1770–1805) - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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