William Steers: P.163-1942

Current Location: In storage

Titles

William Steers

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Harding, Sylvester
Publisher: Harding, Sylvester

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Description

An etched portrait of William Steers (died 1802), half length in profile facing right, wearing a short wig and a gown over a coat with three brass buttons. He places his hand on an open book of 'PSALMS'. Steers was Clerk of Great St. Mary's Church in Cambridge from 1763 until his death in 1802. Signed with artist's monogram, 'SH' below the image. Title and publication details below: 'WILLIAM STEERS. / AGED 71 / THIRTY FOUR YEARS CLARK OF St. MARYS / CAMBRIDGE. / PUB MARCH / 1798 BY S. HARDING 127 PALL MALL'. The etching is laid down on a larger sheet of thin, wove paper (height 227mm x width 222mm). An inscription in pen and ink at lower right: 'O'D.1.' references O'Donoghue, _Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits [...]_. See Notes. On the verso of the secondary support is a printed Fitzwilliam Museum label and graphite inscription relating to provenance: 'Alfred Smith 1942'. The British Museum holds an impression of the same state. See: 1873,0712.761.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Alfred Smith, 1942-10

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1942-10) by Smith, Alfred

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1798

Note

Height 190mm (plate) x width 140mm (plate); height 197mm (sheet) x width 149mm (sheet)

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.163-1942
Primary reference Number: 225399
O'Donoghue: 1
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Thursday 17 January 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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