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Engraver, English, 1744-1811
John Singleton Copley , American, 1738-1815
Title
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough, (1705-1793), observing a copy of the Borghese Vase
Date1794
MediumMezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 60 x 40 cm
Plate: 50.5 x 35.8 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1896
Object numberNGI.10432
Inscriptionunder image: Painted by J.S Copley R.A Engraved by R. Dunkarton/ The Right Honourable William Ponsonby Earl of Besborough Viscount Duncannon and Baron of Besborugh in the Kingdom of Ireland/ Also Baron Ponsonby of Seseny in England / From an original Picture in the Possession of the Right Honourable Earl of Clanbrassell / Published May 12 1794 by J.S. Copley, George Street, Hanover Square.