William Duke of Leinster, Marquis of Kildare, Earl of Kildare and Ophaly
Viscount Leinster of Taplow in Buckinghamshire & Baron of Ophaly /
.Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds ; Engraved by Dixon.
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| Summary: | William Robert Fitzgerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, K.P., (1749-1804) ; nearly whole-length, directed towards front, seated, face turned and looking to left, lace frill and ruffles, fur-lined coat, right hand on table to left, under it paper 'Address from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common Council of the City of Dublin', beside it books, left arm on arm of chair, curtain in background to left ; rectangular frame. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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London :
J. Dixon, Kempe's Row, opposite Ranelagh, Chelsea,
May 19th, 1775.
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| Notes: | Coat of arms' motto reads: "Crom a Boo." Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; image 50.9 x 35.2 cm., sheet 55.4 x 35.2 cm., cropped within plate mark. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : Stationery Office, [1938], p. 114. Citations/References: C.S., 22. more |
| Credits: | Engraving attributed to John Dixon, (ca. 1740-1811), after an original painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, (1723-1792). |
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