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James SeymourThe Portraiture of CRAB late Property of the Right Honble. the Earl of Portmore
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Restrike of engraved plate with hand color, from a series of twelve portraits of celebrated race horses wwth their groomsmen, by Irish mezzotint engraver Richard Houston (1721-1775) after Thomas Spencer (1700-1763) with ornamental borders and coat of arms. This series of 12 mezzotint plates commissioned by Thomas Spencer were sold by Spencer and Robert Clee at Panton St. Leicester Fields in March 1755 and March and April 1756. Six were after works by the late James Seymour (1702-1752) and six after Spencer. The full series included: Childers, Old Partner, Sedbury, Dormouse, Crab, Lamprey, White-Nose, Cullen Arabian, Babraham, Bay Bolton, Bald Charlotte and Chestnut Arabian.
Beneath image: Seymour del. These sets of Prints are Sold by the Proprietors Thos. Spencer, & Robt. Clee in Panton Street near Leicesterfields. Houston fecit.
Bottom: Publish'd 10 March 1755 as the Act directs.
- Creator:James Seymour (1702 - 1752, British)
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Mount Vernon, NY
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