James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irishafter James Wills, active 1740–died 1777, British
Title:
Thomas Secker, Lord Bishop of Oxford
Date:
1747
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 1/8 × 12 1/16 inches (41 × 30.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, on mount, upper center: "Thomas Secker was of Exeter College -- x in 1734 was raised he | to the See of Bristol from whence he was translated to Oxford in 1737 -- | in which bishoprich he continued [twice] removed to Canterbury in 1758 --"; inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "19th Bp Oxford"; inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower right: "Vol.6.P.302"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10219
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
archbishop | tippet | bands | religious and mythological subject | portrait | frame (ornament area) | religious and mythological subject | wig | man