Portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq.

Item Information

Title:
Portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq.
Description:
Ink on paper, pine frame, original glass. Three-quarter length portrait of Henry Bilsom Legge, Esq., seated, wearing heavily trimmed coat, lace cravat and cuffs; holding a rolled paper and wearing a curly wig.
Engraver:
Houston, Richard
Artist:
Hoare, William
Date:
1755–1765
Format:
Prints
Genre:
engraving (printing process)
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
pine (wood)
portraits
engravings (prints)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Neoclassical
pine (wood)
Unidentified Paper
Pine
Glass
Stipple Engraved
Legge, Henry Bilson
Places:
Maine > York (county) > York Harbor
Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.)
Extent:
15.875 in. x 12.125 in. (H x W); 13.5 in. x 9.75 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/3881
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
Accession #:
1977.223
Identifier:
3881