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Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British, The Honorable Augustus Hervey, Captain in his Majesty's Navy, 1763
- Title:
The Honorable Augustus Hervey, Captain in his Majesty's Navy
- Additional Title(s):
Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
- Date:
- 1763
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 × 9 15/16 inches (35.5 × 25.3 cm), Image: 12 3/16 × 9 7/8 inches (31 × 25.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered, lower left: "J. Reynolds pinx.t"; lower center: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & sold by Edw.d Fisher at the Golden head, South side of Leicester Square | The Hon,,ble Augustus Hervey, (coat of arms) Capt,,n in His Majesty's Navy, | Colonel of Marines, and Commander in Chief of | His Majesty's Ships in the Mediterranean, 1763."; lower right: "E. Fisher Sculp.t"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12848
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- admiral | armed forces | buttons | cannon | captain | clouds | colonel | cravat | cuffs | curls | earl | embroidery | flags | gaze | jacket | lace | marine art | military uniform | navy | ocean | plans | portrait | posing | ribbon | Royal Navy | sails | ships | sloops (warships) | solemn | sword
- Associated People:
- Hervey, Augustus John, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724–1779), Admiral, politician, amateur painter
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38480
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