Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1752 – 1842) (after Sir Thomas Lawrence)
Charles Turner, RA (Woodstock 1773 - London 1857)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
525 x 409 x 19 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548343
Summary
Mezzotint, Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1752 – 1842) (after Sir Thomas Lawrence) by Charles Turner RA (Woodstock 1773 - London 1857). Balding, white haired man in pale necktie, waistcoat and dark jacket. Portrait with printed linear border and inscribed 'Thos. Willm. Coke Esqr. M.P. for Norfolk this plate is with permission respectfully dedicated to the Rt. Honble. Viscountess Anson by her ladyship' s most obt. and hum. servt. /C Turner painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence engraved by Charles Turner'. Newspaper cuttings re Holkam Hall and Lord Leicester on back.
Provenance
An item from the P.M. Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Thos. Willm. Coke Esqr. M.P. for Norfolk this plate is with permission respectfully dedicated to the Rt. Honble. Viscountess Anson by her ladyship s most obt. and hum. servt. /C Turner painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence engraved by Charles Turner
Makers and roles
Charles Turner, RA (Woodstock 1773 - London 1857), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (Bristol 1769 – London 1830), artist