Alfonso de Albuquerque, 2d Governeur des Indes, 1500 [art original]

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Title: Alfonso de Albuquerque, 2d Governeur des Indes, 1500 [art original]
Published / Created: [not after 1806]
Publication Place: England?
Abstract: Portrait drawing of Afonso de Albuquerque; bust length, turned slightly left; with a long beard; wearing a black hat; the hilt of a sword just visible at bottom of image
Description: Titled above image in ink over pencil.
Signed in ink over pencil in lower left corner.
Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found.
Formerly laid in with three other drawings at page 85 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806].
Matted together with three other drawings to 49 x 37 cm.
Original case shelved separately.
Provenance: Merian drawings purchased by Richard Bull from the collection of Doctor Fothergill (1712-1780). Album purchased by W.S. Lewis at the Julia Swinburne and Lady Jane Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's, lot 426, 20 July 1954.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 7.7 x 5 cm
Language: French

Genre: Portrait drawings
Watercolors British 18th century
Material: watercolor ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Albuquerque, Afonso de, 1453-1515,
Subjects: Albuquerque, Afonso de, 1453-1515
British > 18th century
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: Alfonso de Albuquerque, 2d Governeur des Indes, 1500. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.