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Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835)

William H.W. Betty published Feb 1805

Mezzotint | 50.8 x 35.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 650942

William H. W. Betty

Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835)

William H. W. Betty published Feb 1805

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A print of William Betty as Hamlet from Shakespeare's play of the same name. He is shown half length, his face turned to the left, with a medallion around his neck.

Inscribed on the verso, in pencil: 'Proof' and the fragment of a price (illegible)
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835)
(mezzotinter)

After
Search the collection Ramsey, James
(designer)

Search the collection Reynolds, S.W.: 47 Poland Street
(publisher)

Search the collection Ramsey, R., Duke Street, Strand
(publisher)

Subject(s)

Search the collection William Henry West Betty (1791-1874)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Mezzotint

mezzotint

Measurements

50.8 x 35.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
Portrait Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
English literature
Hamlet (Shakespeare)
References

Other number(s)

O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D 10

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