Artist: Andrew Geddes ARA (Scottish, 1783 - 1844).
Title: Portrait of Barrington Pope Blachford (1783–1816), MP for Newtown, Isle of Wight, from 1809 until his death.
Signed: an impression before signature, like in the British Museum and unlike in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dimensions: Image 5 1/4" x 4 1/4". Mat 11" x 9".
Date: 1815.
Materials and Techniques: Drypoint on paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1853,1008.37.
- the Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.5.1.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.