Print made by William Doughty, 1757–1782, British, The Honorable Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue, 1779
- Title:
- The Honorable Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue
- Additional Title(s):
The Honble Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue
Hon. Augustus Keppel- Date:
- 1779
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 1/4 x 13 5/16 inches (46.3 x 33.8 cm), Plate: 17 15/16 x 13 inches (45.5 x 33 cm), Image: 16 x 13 inches (40.6 x 33 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "R6863 | mc/q/-"
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds."; lower center: "The Honble,, AUGUSTUS KEPPEL, Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of a Squadron of | His Majesty's Ships, Employed and to be Employed in the Channel, Soundings &c. in the Year 1778. | London, Publish'd as the Act directs, March 12th. 1779. by Willm. Doughty, No. 4 Little Titchfield Street, Cavendish Square."; lower right: "Engrav'd by Wm,, Doughty."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.177
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- admiral | armed forces | coat | collar | costume | cravat | embroidery | man | portrait | uniform
- Associated People:
- Keppel, Augustus, Viscount Keppel (1725–1786), naval officer and politician
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22067
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Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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