Bishop Edward Legge (1767-1827), Fourth son of the Second Earl of Dartmouth
John Downman, English, 1750 - 1824
1802
Watercolor and chalk on paper
Sight: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Sight: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe Fund
W.962.65
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, lower right: J. Downman/1802 Honorary Dartmouth 1805
Exhibition History
Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 8-January 7, 1973.
Portraits at Dartmouth, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 10-April 16, 1978.
Publication History
Arthur R. Blumenthal, Portraits at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1978, p. 47, no. 38.
Provenance
Arthur U. Newton Galleries, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1962.
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