Gerard Lairesse | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R2819
People: John Hamilton Mortimer, British (Eastbourne, England 1740 - 1779 London)
Title: Gerard Lairesse
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Fifteen Etchings Dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1778
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/248792

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on off-white modern laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

30.2 x 20.2 cm (11 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR:"Mortimer in style of [Ger.'d Lairesse]"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, his sister, gift; to Harvard University, 1892

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Andresen II 3; LeBlanc III, 9-24; Sunderland 140.8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R2819
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/02/2022 - 09/26/2022

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R2819: Gerard Lairesse