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Summary
George Romney: Portrait of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville
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| Title |
Portrait of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville |
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painting  |
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| Genre |
portrait |
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| Description |
English: Portrait of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811)
Head to right; in chancellor's robes and wig; in right hand paper, left rests on his hip; on left, table with papers, &c. Politician; youngest son of Robert Dundas, of Arniston, Lord President of the Court of Session; born in 1740; Solicitor-General for Scotland, 1773; M.P. for Co. and afterwards City of Edinburgh; Home Secretary, 1791; Secretary for War and Colonies, 1794; created Viscount Melville, 1802; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1804; impeached by the House of Commons for alleged malversation as Treasurer of the Navy, but on trial by his peers adjudged not guilty, 1805-6; monument in Edinburgh; died in 1811. |
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| Depicted people |
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville |
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circa |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 154.9 cm (60.9 in) ; width: 123.8 cm (48.7 in) |
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
1964.43 (Davis Museum and Cultural Center) |
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| Credit line | Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://davis.emuseum.com/objects/758/portrait-of-henry-dundas-lord-melville?ctx=c497eb3e152801a925dcb3f039d6f626e8d929bc&idx=0 |
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| Source/Photographer | https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/portrait-of-lord-melville/hAETZAifBF3VLA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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| current | 09:14, 9 December 2020 | | 473 × 600 (33 KB) | wikimediacommons>Роман Сергеевич Сидоров | Uploaded a work by George Romney from http://dms.wellesley.edu/detail.php?module=objects&type=browse&id=6&term=PAINTINGS&kv=13273&record=116&page=3 with UploadWizard |
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