Roses
1805
Artist, British, 1743 - 1822
Richard Earlom after Dr. Robert John Thornton
Artwork overview
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Medium
color mezzotint and etching on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of A. Thompson Ellwanger III in honor of Gregory E. Mescha
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Dimensions
plate: 47.9 x 37.2 cm (18 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
sheet: 49.3 x 37.8 cm (19 7/16 x 14 7/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2000.43.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Smith 1884, undescribed
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
A. Thompson Ellwanger III; gift to NGA, 2000.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1884
Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.
Inscriptions
lower left below image: Robert John Thornton MD. pinxit; lower center below image: Roses / London, published by Dr Thornton, October 1st, 1805; lower right below image: Earlom sculpt.; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: Bunny(?)
Wikidata ID
Q75430791