Portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright
Caption
Unknown Artist. Portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright, n.d.. Watercolor on ivory portrait in metal locket with glass lens, Image (sight): 2 3/4 x 2 3/16 in. (7 x 5.6 cm) Frame: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm) Frame (height with loop): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., 61.144.2.
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright
Date
n.d.
Geography
Place made: England
Medium
Watercolor on ivory portrait in metal locket with glass lens
Classification
Dimensions
Image (sight): 2 3/4 x 2 3/16 in. (7 x 5.6 cm) Frame: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm) Frame (height with loop): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Inscriptions
Engraved on back of locket, in center: "Sir Richard Arkwright / 1732-1792 / Inventor of Spinning Jenny"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
Accession Number
61.144.2
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