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The Honorable Robert Monckton [1726-1782], Governor of New York, 1761; Major General of His Majesty's Forces…Governor of Berwick

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The Honorable Robert Monckton [1726-1782], Governor of New York, 1761; Major General of His Majesty's Forces…Governor of Berwick

ca. 1761
18th century
532 x 380 mm (20.9 x 15 in.)

James Watson, Irish, (ca. 1740–1790)
After Benjamin West, American, (1738–1820)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Mezzotint on laid paper

State: Fourth of four states

Print impression quality: Very good

Marks: Signed in plate below image, lower right: “I. Watson Sculpt.”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Albertina duplicate (stamp, verso: Lugt 59)

Bibliography: B.M. vol. 3, p. 251; C.S. 103; Russell, (1926) 103 (vol. 2, p. 389).

Credit Line: Gift of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, 1978

Accession Number: 1978.1.10

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male portraits, military, portraits*

male portraits
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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

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plate Dimensions: 532 x 380 mm (20.9 x 15 in.)

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James Watson, Irish, (ca. 1740–1790) Benjamin West, American, (1738–1820) . The Honorable Robert Monckton [1726-1782], Governor of New York, 1761; Major General of His Majesty's Forces…Governor of Berwick, ca. 1761. Mezzotint on laid paper. Fourth of four states. plate : 532 x 380 mm (20.9 x 15 in.). DAC accession number 1978.1.10. Gift of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, 1978. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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