Print made by James Basire II, 1769–1822, British, George Vertue, Engraver, 1812
- Title:
- George Vertue, Engraver
- Date:
- 1812
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/16 x 7 11/16 inches (28.1 x 19.5 cm), Plate: 9 1/2 x 5 15/16 inches (24.2 x 15.1 cm), Image: 5 7/16 x 4 11/16 inches (13.8 x 11.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "IR74/2421 | 7/6"
Lettered in black ink, lower center: "Js. Basire sculp. | GEORGE VERTUE, ENGRAVER. | Born in 1684; died in 1756. | From an Original Drawing by Richardson, | in the Posession of Wm,, Stevenson Esqre,, F. S. A. | Published by J. Nichols & Son, Jany: 1st, 1812."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12693
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- curls | engraver (printmaker) | man | oval | portrait | profile (figure) | Society of Antiquaries of London
- Associated People:
- Vertue, George (1684–1756), engraver and antiquary
Stevenson, Seth William (1784–1853), antiquary - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38211
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