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Print (Mezzotint) of Richard Lovett, after John Wright, Engraved by Robert Hancock, c.1766-1785

Inventory Number 90133


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.90133

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"I. Wright pinxt. R. Hancock fecit." "R. Lovett, of the Cathedral Church of Worcester, | Author of Philosophical Essays in Three Parts."
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Mezzotint
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 351mm Width: 251mm
Inventory No
90133

Description

Engraving. With annotation on verso: 'Private plate, very scarce'.

See <A HREF="https://hsm.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/hsm-catalogue-10518">inv.43023</A> for the original painted portrait.