Holdings: Robert Emmett [sic]

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Read, William, fl. 1824-1837, engraver
Contributors:	Joly, Jaspar Robert, 1819-1892, donor
Summary:	Portrait of Robert Emmet, (1778-1803), Irish patriot ; whole-length, slightly to left, face turned and looking to right, standing in court when on his trial, arms folded, lawyers, etc., in background ; rectangular frame.
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[S.l. : s.n. , ca. 1860.].
Subjects:	Emmet, Robert, > 1778-1803 Revolutionaries > Ireland > 1790-1810 Judicial proceedings > Ireland > Dublin > 1800-1810 Courtrooms > Ireland > Dublin > 1800-1810 Portrait prints > British Stipple engravings
Notes:	One of two impressions. Physical description: 1 print : stipple ; image 33 x 24.2 cm., sheet 50 x 37.7 cm., image cropped within plate mark. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : Stationery Office, [1938], p. 68. more
Credits:	Engraving attributed to William Read, (fl. 1824-1837). The head of Robert Emmet is taken from James Petrie's painting. See EMME-RO (2) for more details of this painting.

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EP EMME-RO (10A) III	Art Room by appointment only. Contact prints&drawings@nli.ie	Prints & Drawings

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