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James Boswell

James Boswell
1786

Medium
mezzotint

Measurements
33.4 × 27.8 cm (image) 38.2 × 27.9 cm (plate) 42.2 × 30.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949

Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Russell II 8 i/iv; Chaloner Smith 8 (undescribed state); Hamilton p. 10 i/iv

Edition
1st of 4 states

Printing/Publishing
published by John Jones, London

Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Painted by S..r (r in superscript above .. ) Joshua Reynolds.
printed in ink l.r.: Engrav’d by John Jones.
printed in ink l.c.: London, Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) as the Act directs, Jan.ry (ry in superscript above . ) 17. 1786, by I. Jones, N. ° (° above . ) 63 Great Portland Street, Marylebone.

Accession Number
1974-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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