George Vertue and Margaret his Wife, in the very Habits they were Married; February 17th Anno Domini 1720, From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Right Honorable Lord Cardiff
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- Title: George Vertue and Margaret his Wife, in the very Habits they were Married; February 17th Anno Domini 1720, From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Right Honorable Lord Cardiff
- Engraver: After William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
- Artist: George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756 London)
- Sitter: George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756 London)
- Sitter: Margaret Vertue (British, ca. 1700–1776)
- Date: August 12, 1784
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 14 3/4 × 17 7/16 in. (37.4 × 44.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 in. × 19 3/4 in. (40.6 × 50.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
- Object Number: 24.63.344
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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