Sir Wm. Musgrave
Date1783-1784
Engraver
John Raphael Smith
1751 - 1812
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1977-294
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Sir W.m Musgrave."Label TextSir William Musgrave, Sixth Baronet (1735-1800) was an English customs official and collector of portrait prints who served as a Trustee of the British Museum. At the time of his death, he bequeathed a large part of his library to the British Museum. This apepars to be a proof copy.ProvenanceBefore 1977, Walter T. Spencer (London, England); 1977-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
John Raphael Smith
1773
