Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor - Engraving by Schiavonetti after Reynolds
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Original copper engraving with the portrait of Edward, Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, in a full-bottomed wig, lace and the embroidered robe of his office, beside the purse of the Great Seal. Lettered below "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx." and "N. Schiavonetti sculp.", under the title engraved in English script.
Original copper engraving with the portrait of Edward, Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, in a full-bottomed wig, lace and the embroidered robe of his office, beside the purse of the Great Seal. Lettered below "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx." and "N. Schiavonetti sculp.", under the title engraved in English script.
The original is the portrait of the Chancellor painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), first president of the Royal Academy. It was engraved with the burin by Niccolo Schiavonetti (1771-1813), of the family of Venetian engravers settled in London, whose portrait work is among the best of the turn of the century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
Engraver: Niccolo Schiavonetti (1771-1813)
Date: 1796
Dimensions: 5.3 x 8.9 in (13.5 x 22.7 cm)
Condition: Fair. Margins trimmed, as the record states; paper somewhat toned, with light damp staining and an old pencil annotation at the lower right corner.
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Original copper engraving with the portrait of Edward, Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, in a full-bottomed wig, lace and the embroidered robe of his office, beside the purse of the Great Seal. Lettered below "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx." and "N. Schiavonetti sculp.", under the title engraved in English script.