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William Linlay Esq.r at the age of [blank].
Painted by Sir Tho.s. Lawrence. Engraved by Tho.s Lupton. Printed by McQueen.
London, Published by H. Leggatt & Co. Cornhill, 1840.
Mezzotint. 390 x 315mm (15¼ x 12½"), with large margins. Foxing.
A portrait of William Linley (1771-1835), aged about 18, hair down over his shoulders. He joined the British East India Company, working in India 1790-95 and 1800-05, holding a writership at their College in Madras. He retired from the company in 1810 and devoted himself to singing, composing glees and songs and writing literature. He bequeathed his collection of family portraits, including this one and one of his sister, Mrs Sheridan, to Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66240] £190.00
London, Published by H. Leggatt & Co. Cornhill, 1840.
Mezzotint. 390 x 315mm (15¼ x 12½"), with large margins. Foxing.
A portrait of William Linley (1771-1835), aged about 18, hair down over his shoulders. He joined the British East India Company, working in India 1790-95 and 1800-05, holding a writership at their College in Madras. He retired from the company in 1810 and devoted himself to singing, composing glees and songs and writing literature. He bequeathed his collection of family portraits, including this one and one of his sister, Mrs Sheridan, to Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 66240] £190.00