FDA-E.1201-2014

Object number

FDA-E.1201-2014

Object type

print

Title

Henry D'Esterre Darby Esq.

Title Type

assigned by artist

Comments

Only state

Other number

SW 163

Content (person)

Darby, Henry D'Esterre, 1741? - 1823 (Sitter)

Dimensions

height (actual size): 505mm
width (actual size): 355mm

Inscription

Lettered 'Captain of His Majesty's ship Bellerophon Aug 1st 1798 Engraved from the original picture in the possession of John Darby Esq.'

Inscription description

Collector's mark 'GWS' lower left corner

Person

Earlom, Richard, 1743 - 1822 (Engraver)
Beechey, William (R. A.), 1753 - 1839 (Source artist)

Date

01/01/1801

Object history note

Provenance: Collection of George Warren Swire (1883-1949); by whom bequeathed to Eton College

Previous ownership

Swire, George Warren, 1883 - 1949

References

• Smith, J.C., British Mezzotinto Portraits, Part I, London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883 (p. 247)

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