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Prints: P1351
Title
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Technique
Engraving
Subject
Date
1777
Dimensions
height: 21.2cm
width: 13.1cm
width: 13.1cm
Inscription/signature
"RICHD. BRINSLEY SHERIDAN, Esqr. / Aetat 25; / Author of the Rivals, Duenna, School for Scandal, &e. / Published as the Act directs November, 1st. 1777."
Provenance
Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, March 2023.
Other number
E0136
Portrait print of Richard Brinsley Sheridan at age 25, published 1 November 1777. Sheridan is depicted half-length and facing the viewer, he wears a jacket, waistcoat, shirt with white lace frill, and white cravat. The oval portrait is set upon a stone plinth, with laurel branches and on top lies a ribbon tied into a bow.
