- Title:
- William Robert, second Duke of Leinster
- Additional Title(s):
- William Robert, 2nd Duke of Leinster
- Date:
- 1774
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 23 × 15 1/2 inches (58.4 × 39.4 cm), Plate: 20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.6 cm), Image: 18 5/8 × 14 inches (47.3 × 35.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Duke of Leinster"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "ex | Kt/tt/w"; lower right: "Very fine Proof before any letters | ex[...]"
Collector's mark: Walter Francis Duke of Buccleuch (Lugt 402)
Lettered below image in scratched letters, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds"; lower center: "Published according to act of Parliament November 25, 1774"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.185
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Associated People:
- Fitzgerald, William Robert, second duke of Leinster (1749–1804), landowner and political reformer
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22076
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
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