Gowin Knight, M.B., F.R.S.
1751
Artist, British, 1721 - 1788
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
plate: 15.2 × 12.7 cm (6 × 5 in.)
sheet: 15.8 × 13.2 cm (6 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.) -
Accession
2017.53.55
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower left in plate: Painted and ETched by B. Wilson 1751; lower center in plate: Gowin Knight, M.B. F.R.S.; by later hand, verso in pen and brown ink: [not deciphered] / Gowin Knight M: B: F: R: S: Principal Librarian / of the British Museum Died / June 1772.
Wikidata ID
Q77259441