A portrait of Richard Nash in a circle surrounded by playing cards dispersed around the image, with a border comprosed of small squares with (presumably) hands of cards in groups of four and five cards
Description:
Title from text around the portrait of Nash. and Framed to 30 x 40 cm.
Portrait drawing of Richard "Beau" Nash; half length, turned slightly right; wearing a curled wig; one corner of tricorne visible under left arm
Alternative Title:
Richard Nash Esquire : Master of Ceremonies at Bath
Description:
Title inscribed on mount below image, in ink in a contemporary hand., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Seemingly drawn after a portrait by William Hoare that is now at the Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery., 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., Mounted with three other drawings on what was formerly page 89 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., and Original case shelved separately.
