Seated man wearing a fur cloak, with long curly hair and a large necklace. In the background, on the right proper side is a drawn curtain, and on the left proper side is an ionic pilaster. To the left proper of the subject is a table with books, a quill, and a letter addressed "To the Earl of Mansfield."
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
ink
wood (plant material)
Engraving
Coat of arms (Two lions hold something between them, with a stag and a crown above it. The two lions stand on a ribbon that reads: "Une Virtuti Aguus")
"Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxT" / "F. Bartolozzi R. A Engraver to his Majesty Sculp"/ "Published by Henry A. Martin Ambler. Pa." (printed)
4R
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P373
Bartolozzi, F. (Engraver)
Martin, Henry A (Publisher)
Ambler, Pennsylvannia
28 10/16 x 22 8/16 x 14/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.796
Pennsylvania (United States)
Ambler (Montgomery county, Pennsylvania)
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