G4676: Henry Laurens

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G4676

People

Valentine Green, British (Salford, England 1739 - 1813 London)
After John Singleton Copley, American (Boston, MA 1738 - 1815 London, England)
Published by John Joseph Stockdale, British (1770 - 1847)

Title

Henry Laurens

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

October 1, 1782

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/277798

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Mezzotint on paper mounted on canvas

Technique

Mezzotint

Dimensions

sheet: 66.7 × 47.6 cm (26 1/4 × 18 3/4 in.)
plate: 64 × 40.8 cm (25 3/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, below image: Painted; by J. S. Copley, R.A. Elect. 1782 Engraved by V. Green, mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty. & to the Elector Palatine. / Henry Laures Esq.r PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS, 1778. / Published Oct.r 1.st 1782 by J. Stockdale Bookseller, No. 181 opposite Burlington Houƒe, Piccadilly, London.
• inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 1 1/2

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

John Singleton Copley, London, gift, via his mother, Mrs. Pelham; to Harvard College, 1784

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Sm. 80, Le Bl. 102

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from Harvard University, Gift of John Singleton Copley

Object Number

G4676

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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