FDA-E.1311-2014
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.1311-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
The Earl of Moira
Title Type
assigned by artist
Other number
SW 117
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 658mm
width (actual size): 411mm
width (actual size): 411mm
Inscription
Lettered 'Right Hon. The Earl of Moira, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in North Britain &c&c&c. From the original picture in the possession of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.'
Inscribed in pencil 'proof' on reverse, also '16968'
Inscribed in pencil 'proof' on reverse, also '16968'
Production
Person
Hoppner, John (R. A.), 1758 - 1810 (Source artist)
Young, John, 1755 - 1825 (Engraver)
Young, John, 1755 - 1825 (Publisher)
Young, John, 1755 - 1825 (Engraver)
Young, John, 1755 - 1825 (Publisher)
Date
15/07/1805
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of George Warren Swire (1883-1949); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Previous ownership
References
• Smith, J.C., British Mezzotinto Portraits, Part IV, London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883 (p. 1639)
