Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775, British, Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 1758
- Title:
- Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
- Date:
- 1758
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 × 8 7/8 inches (33 × 22.5 cm), Image: 10 13/16 × 8 7/8 inches (27.5 × 22.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Vol.4 P.228"
Watermark
Lettered, lower center: "His Grace Charles Spencer, Duke of Marlborough, | Master General of the Ordinance, General in Chief of His Majesty's Foot Forces, | Knight of ye most Noble Order of ye Garter, & one of his Majties. most honble. Privy Council &c. | Done from a Picture in the Possession of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Pembroke; whom this plate is, | most humbly Inscribed by HIs most Dutiful and Obedient Servant. Richd: Houston."; lettered, lower left: "J.Reynolds Pinxt.1758 | sold by R.Houston Charing Cross."; lettered, lower right: "R.Houston Fecit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10093
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- portrait
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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