Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon, in the Mayor of Garratt

Various artists/makers

1765

Not on view

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Title: Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon, in the Mayor of Garratt
Artist: Johann Gottfried Haid (German, Augsburg 1714–1776 Vienna)
Artist: After Johan Joseph Zoffany (German, near Frankfurt 1733–1810 London)
Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Sitter: Samuel Foote (British, baptized Truro, Cornwall 1721–1777 Dover)
Date: 1765
Medium: Mezzotint; proof
Dimensions: plate: 17 x 19 7/8 in. (43.2 x 50.5 cm)
sheet: 17 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (44.5 x 52.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.968
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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