Record ID:
282090
Accession number:
MA 516.41
Published:
[London? : s.n., 18--]
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan 1904.
Description:
1 print : mezzotint and engraving ; 155 x 107 mm
Notes:
The George Richmond watercolor painting on which Jenkins based his engraving was painted in 1832-33, the final years of Wilberforce's life. The original painting is at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Part of a collection of letters, prints, and other materials relating to John Wesley. The 44 items in the collection are described individually (MA 516.1-44).
Summary:
Three-quarter-length portrait of William Wilberforce seated in an armchair facing front with his legs crossed and his head slightly tilted to the left. He holds what may be an eyeglass in his hands, and an open book and a quill pen rest on a table on the left.
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1904.
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