Thomas Gent (1693-1778), printer, aged 80, Citizen of London, York and Dublin (after Nathan Drake)
Valentine Green, ARA (Salford 1739 – London 1813)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1771
Materials
paper
Measurements
430 x 290 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286499
Summary
Mezzotint, Thomas Gent (1693-1778), printer, aged 80, Citizen of London, York and Dublin (after Nathan Drake) by Valentine Green, ARA (Salford 1739 – London 1813). Published 1771. Half-length portrait of 'Mr. Thos. Gent, printer, aged 80, Citizen of London, York and Dublin.' He is shown looking out of an arched stone opening a book in his hand. He wears a great-coat and has long hair and sideboards. Numbered '67'. Wide margin.
Marks and inscriptions
67 (bottom right corner)
Makers and roles
Valentine Green, ARA (Salford 1739 – London 1813), engraver (printmaker) after Nathan Drake (Lincoln 1726 - York 1778), artist