Charles Turner ARA (1774 - 1857), engraver
After Thomas Phillips RA (1770 - 1845)
After a painting of 1815 [date given in the Dictionary of National Biography]
After Thomas Phillips RA (1770 - 1845)
After a painting of 1815 [date given in the Dictionary of National Biography]
Portrait of Samuel Thornton Esq.
1827
Mezzotint engraving.
Inscription: Samuel Thornton Esq.re [title]
Inscription: Painted by Thomas Phillips Esqre R.A. Engraved by C. Turner, Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
Inscription: PROOF [lower left corner]
Inscription note: This is a proof plate without the publication details printed across the bottom edge. In the final state the publication details appear along the bottom: 'London Published Decr. 19 1827 by Mr. Martin Colnaghi, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross' (see examples in the British Museum Prints and Drawings collection).
Inscription note: This is a proof plate without the publication details printed across the bottom edge. In the final state the publication details appear along the bottom: 'London Published Decr. 19 1827 by Mr. Martin Colnaghi, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross' (see examples in the British Museum Prints and Drawings collection).
Museum number: P194
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