A Discovery
John Doyle (H.B.) (Dublin 1797 – London 1868)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1839
Materials
Paper
Measurements
30 cm (H)44 cm (W)30 cm (H)38 cm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1397082
Summary
Print, lithograph, A Discovery by John Doyle (H.B.) (Dublin 1797 – London 1868). Victorian political print. Artist in studio with assistant. HB discovered in his studio who's graphic pencil in this description of portrait painting is so well known and so justly appreciated; vide late speech by Lord Lyndhurst. HB Sketches No.581. Ducote and Stephens Lithography, London. Published 1839 Thos McLean, London. F.78.15. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KB, MP (1769-1852) as the portrait, Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) as the artist.
Makers and roles
John Doyle (H.B.) (Dublin 1797 – London 1868), engraver (printmaker)