840 - C. TURNER (*1773) after WALTON (*1746), A portrait of Lord Henry Petty as a young man, 1806, Mezzot

C. TURNER (*1773) after WALTON (*1746), A portrait of Lord Henry Petty as a young man, 1806, Mezzot Charles Turner (1773 Woodstock, Oxfordshire - 1857 London) after Henry Walton (1746 Dickleborough, Norfolk - 1813 London): Portrait of the young Henry Petty, later 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, 1806, Mezzotint Technique: Mezzotint on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Henry Walton Pinx. | C. Turner Sculp". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "THE RT HONble LORD HENRY PETTY. Chancellor of the Exchequer &c. &c.". Date: 1806 Description: Half-length portrait of Henry Petty in an oval frame looking to the right. The sitter is wearing a dark, double-breasted jacket over a light-coloured shirt with lace trim and a loosely tied neck bow. Person: Marquess Herny III. Petty-Fitzmaurice, of Lansdowne (1780 London - 1863 Bowood House, Wiltshire) Keywords: Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice - portrait - Whig party - British politics - Chancellor of the Exchequer - mezzotint - Charles Turner - 19th century - aristocracy - reform movement; 19th century; Romanticism; Portraits; United Kingdom; Size: Paper: 36,4 cm x 26,2 cm (14,3 x 10,3 in), Plate: 35,5 cm x 25,6 cm (14 x 10,1 in), Depiction: 30,7 cm x 25,5 cm (12,1 x 10 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly discoloured due to age and with foxing, which is barely visible on the view side. With creases at the lower edge of the sheet. The lower edge of the printing plate has been trimmed. The print appears fresh and has retained its rich, velvety texture