George Steevens
Soft ground etching. 1808. 270mm by 200mm (platemark). George Steevens (1736 - 1800) was an English Shakespearean commentator and friend of Dr Johnson.
Dance was an architect, draughtsman and founder member of the Royal Academy. This portrait comes from a series of chalk portraits that he did of his friends, 72 of which were engraved and published (1808-1814) by Daniell who was an engraver as well as a reknown landscape painter.Some light scattered foxing. Accompanied by original text description." Item #1966
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