William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield: P.15030-R

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1830 - Circa 1862

Note

Mezzotint. Proof before letters with 15mm of inscription space cleared to a half-tone. Private plate. Inscribed in graphite below the platemark along the lower margins: 'Reynolds'; 'Marquess of Titchfield'; 'W. Walker'; '21 1/2 x 165/8'; '31'; 'not in J.C.S. [Chaloner Smith] / but see note to his /Jehner 13'. Inscribed in graphite on the verso: 'CBM [Charles Brinsley Marlay]'. The BM has a lettered state (Hamilton II) and a number of progress and touched proofs of the plate, including 1902,1011.6131, which is probably most closely comparable with the Marlay impression. The lettered state (See BM 1855,0609.1879) bears the inscription: 'WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH SCOTT-BENTINCK DUKE OF PORTLAND / From the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., in the possession of his Grace at Welbeck / Engraved and Published by Mr Walker, 64, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square.' to left 'proof' and to right 'private plate'. Walker was based at 64, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square between 1830 and 1862 and so presumably produced this private plate at some point between these dates, possibly following the exhibition of the Reynolds portrait at the British Institution in 1856 (no.148).

School or Style

British