George Caswall Portrait of George Caswall, aged eight years
Printmaker: Durand, David Henry, Rev.
Etching on satin laid down on paper and trimmed (unevenly). Head and shoulders portrait in profile facing right of a young boy with long, curly hair tied back in a pony-tail and wearing a smart coat with braiding and buttons down the front and on the cuff of the right sleeve. Lettering below the image: 'George Caswall An A[e]t. 8 / Nummus pare[?ntum] [?rester] et Urbis amor'. The portrait is laid down on a larger sheet of wove paper which is cut around an inscription in graphite along the lower edge: 'Etch'd by Rev David Durand / Minister of the French-Church in Threadneedle / Street'. See Notes.
Unknown
by unknown
18th Century
Production date:
before
AD 1742
Height 107mm (primary and secondary support) x width 83mm (primary and secondary support); height 143mm (tertiary support) x width 148mm (tertiary support)
Accession number: P.14815-R
Primary reference Number: 225424
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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