Joseph Wilton RA
Soft ground etching. 1810. 270mm by 200mm (plate mark). Joseph Wilton (1722 - 1803) was an English sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and the academy's third keeper. A number of his memorials are in Westminster Abbey.
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.Accompanied by original text description.Some faint foxing top right and in outer margin." Item #2018
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