Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British, John Armstrong, M.D, between 1760 and 1780
- Title:
- John Armstrong, M.D.
- Date:
- between 1760 and 1780
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 15/16 x 11 1/8 inches (43 x 28.3 cm), Plate: 13 15/16 x 9 15/16 inches (35.4 x 25.3 cm), Image: 12 5/16 x 9 15/16 inches (31.3 x 25.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered, lower left: "Sr: Joshua Reynolds Pinx,,t"; lower center: "JOHN ARMSTRONG M:D:~ | The Suffrage of the wise, | The Praise that's worth Ambition, is attain'd | By Sense alone, & Dignity of Mind."; lower right: "Edw.d Fisher Sculp,,t"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12881
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- author | coat | cravat | gaze | physician | physician | poet | portrait | posing | science | solemn | thoughtful | vest | wig
- Associated People:
- Armstrong, John (1709–1779), physician, author/poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38555
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