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William Russel Birch, 1755–1834, British, The Nabob of Surat, 1778
- Title:
- The Nabob of Surat
- Date:
- 1778
- Materials & Techniques:
- Aquatint, etching, and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Image: 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 inches (10 × 7.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image: "Engraved by Wm. Birch Enamel Painter | The NABOB of SURAT. | From an original picture painted in 1778. | In the possession of | Daniel Seton Esqr."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.22244
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- man | portrait
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40103
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Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Holly Shaffer, Adapting the eye, An archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2011, p. 28, no. 76, V2359 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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