William Cobbett

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Date and artist uncertain but apparently a few years older than in J. R. Smith's portrait engraved by Bartolozzi in 1801.

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Half-length seated to right aged about 40, sandy hair, hazel eyes, thin unsmiling lips, round head; black coat, buff waistcoat, cream shirt and neckcloth, rings on little finger of left hand; plain brown scumbled background.

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Bought from George Lane 1935.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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