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Portrait of William Smith, Esq., Aged 88, Formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

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Portrait of William Smith, Esq., Aged 88, Formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

1819
19th century
355 x 255 mm (14 x 10 in.)

William Ward (aka William Ward I), British (English), (1766–1826)
After John Jackson, British (English), (1778–1831)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Mezzotint on laid paper

State: Second or third of three states

Print impression quality: Excellent

Edition: Published April 8, 1819, by Jackson, 7 Newman Street

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “W. Ward A.R.A. sculpt. Engraver to their R.H. the Prince Regent and the Duke of York”; inscribed in pencil, lower center: [the sitter] “resided and died at Bury St. Edmunds, Sept. 13, 1819.”

Bibliography: Chaloner Smith 76 only state; Russell p. 371 ii/iii or iii/iii; Frankau 267.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1970

Accession Number: 1970.11.2

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male portraits, portraits*, theater (discipline)*

male portraits
portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m
theater (discipline) - Use for the professionally oriented study of theater, involving training, practice, and study in the processes of doing theater. For the academically oriented study of theater, use "drama." [August 1995 descriptor changed, was "theater". April 1993 related term added.]

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plate Dimensions: 355 x 255 mm (14 x 10 in.)

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William Ward (aka William Ward I), British (English), (1766–1826) John Jackson, British (English), (1778–1831) . Portrait of William Smith, Esq., Aged 88, Formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1819. Mezzotint on laid paper. Second or third of three states. plate : 355 x 255 mm (14 x 10 in.). DAC accession number 1970.11.2. Purchase funds, 1970. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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