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Pope Pius VII

After Sir Thomas Lawrence British
1828
Not on view
Engraving after a portrait that Lawrence painted in Rome in 1818, commissioned by the Prince Regent.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pope Pius VII
  • Artist: Samuel Cousins (British, Exeter 1801–1887 London)
  • Artist: After Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769–1830 London)
  • Sitter: Pope Pius VII (Italian, 1742-1823)
  • Date: 1828
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: plate approx.: 31 1/8 x 20 1/4 in. (79 x 51.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.1888
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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