James Harrington, Esq.

Giuseppi Filippo Liberati Marchi

Associated Names
Giuseppi Filippo Liberati Marchi

Artist, Italian, c. 1735 - 1808

The image shows a man from the waist up, facing forward with his head slightly turned to the right. He has a composed expression with a mustache, thick curly hair, and is wearing an ornate garment with intricate embroidery and lacework on the collar. The background is minimal, with an oval matte framing the man and separating him from the darker backdrop. There is an inscription at the bottom of the image with the name James Harrington and additional printed text detailing the portrait's provenance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.7 × 25.4 cm (14 1/16 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.592

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65226848

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