FDA-E.1267-2014
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.1267-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Admiral Lord Rodney
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
2nd state of 2nd plate by J. Watson
Other number
SW 94
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 395mm
width (actual size): 280mm
width (actual size): 280mm
Inscription
Inscribed in pencil 'Admiral Ld Rodney' on front and 'Proof' on back
Inscription description
With collector's mark 'GWS' lower left corner
Production
Person
Reynolds, Joshua (Sir), 1723 - 1792 (Source artist)
Watson, James, 1739/40 - 1790 (Engraver)
Boydell, John, 1719 - 1804 (Publisher)
Watson, James, 1739/40 - 1790 (Engraver)
Boydell, John, 1719 - 1804 (Publisher)
Date
01/05/1778
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of George Warren Swire (1883-1949); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Previous ownership
References
• Hamilton, E., A Catalogue Raisonne of the Engraved Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., from 1755 to 1822, London: P&D Colnaghi and Co., 1884 (p. 60)
