Joseph Grozer, ca. 1755–1798, British, Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, 1786
- Title:
- Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, 3rd Earl of Bessborough
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
- Date:
- 1786
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 5/16 × 11 15/16 inches (41.4 × 30.3 cm), Plate: 15 1/2 × 10 15/16 inches (39.4 × 27.8 cm), Image: 15 1/16 × 10 15/16 inches (38.3 × 27.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Vol.2 P.111"
Possible collector's mark: - L - (not in Lugt)
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by Sir Josha. Reynolds P.R.A."; lettered, lower right: Engraved by J. Grozer."; lettered, lower center: "Wm. Austin excudit" | The Right Honble William Ponsonby Viscount Duncannon | Only Son of the Earl of Besborough and Brother in law to Earl spencer. | Publish'd as the Act directs March 31st 1786 by Wm Austin Drawing Master Engraver & Print Merchant No.195 Piccadilly near St. James Church."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.9899
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- portrait
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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