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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
William Beckford Esq. of Fonthill
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

William Beckford Esq. of Fonthill

artist (Tournai, 1744 - 1818, Tournai)
publisher (London, about 1734 - 1802)
engraver (Suffolk, England, 1751 - 1815, Bury Saint Edmunds, England)
Date1797
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumStipple and line engraving on paper
Dimensions19 x 13 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008155
eMuseum ID722602
Other NumberU27e770
EmbARK ObjectID33920
TMS Source ID17398
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
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Alexander Nasmyth
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Unknown
19th century
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David Edwin
about 1810
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Francesco Bartolozzi
1784
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Heinrich Sintzenich
1781
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Richard Cosway
18th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi
1782
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani
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Samuel Worcester Rowse
about 1878
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Unknown
18th century