The Dilettanti Society

Date1800-1820

Engraver Charles Turner

After work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 × 15 1/2in. (54.6 × 39.4cm)
Other (Plate): 19 7/8 × 14 3/4in. (50.5 × 37.5cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-326,1

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.t/ Turner sculp/ Lord Mulgrave / Lord Dundas / Lord Seaforth. / Hon.lbe Charles Greville / Charles Crowle Esq.r / Duke of Leeds./ Sir Joseph Banks."Label TextThis print was engraved after the first of a two part painting that Sir Joshua Reynolds produced of members of the Dilettanti Society for their club rooms. Pictured here are as follows: Lord Mulgrave, Lord Dundas; Lord Seaforth, Honourable Charles Crowle Esqr.; Duke of Leeds, Sir Joseph Banks.Inscription(s)Pencil inscription at lower edge difficult to read.ProvenanceBefore 1967, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1967-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).