[Portrait of John Watson] [art original].

Published/Created:
[England]
[17--?]
Physical Description:
1 drawing : pen and black ink with graphite pencil on laid paper ; image 23.7 x 23.4 cm, on sheet 30.6 x 23.5 cm
Notes:
Title devised by cataloger.
A copy of a 1780 engraved portrait by James Basire after Daniel Stringer.
From Joseph W. Reed, 1960.
For further information, consult library staff.
Abstract:
Ink and pencil copy of an eighteenth-century engraved portrait of John Watson, Church of England clergyman and antiquary. Watson is drawn half-length directed to the right, with his head almost in profile, right hand on hip, left holding a scroll in front of him with his elbow propped on an unseen ledge; wearing dark clerical robes with waistband, and white bell-bottomed wig. A numbered .5 cm grid is penciled over the ink drawing.
Topics:
Portrait drawings
Watson, John, 1725-1783
Topics:
Basire, James, 1730-1802
Stringer, Daniel, 1754-1806
Language:
English
Genre:
Graphite drawings -- British -- 18th century
Ink drawings -- British -- 18th century
Watermarks (Paper)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Prints & Photographs
Rights:
These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
Call Number:
Drawings Un58 no. 11 Box D155
Orbis Record:
10115717
Yale Collection:
Lewis Walpole Library
Digital Collection:
Lewis Walpole Library
Local Record Number:
lwlpr17745
Citation:
Portrait of John Watson. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Volume/Enumeration:
Digital version
OID:
11138691
PID:
digcoll:2754567