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Summary
Portrait of Joseph Bologne de Saint-George (1745-1799)
Artist
William Ward
(1766–1826)
Alternative names
William, le vieux Ward; William I Ward; william ward
Description
English engraver
Date of birth/death
1766
21 December 1826
Location of birth/death
Greater London
Greater London
Work location
Greater London
Authority file
: Q8020008
VIAF: 311237017
ISNI: 0000000066563309
ULAN: 500012786
LCCN: no2006109841
NLA: 36046799
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q8020008
After Mather Brown
(1761–1831)
Alternative names
Brown; M Brown; M. Brown; Mather Browne; brown mather; Mather Byles Brown
Description
American painter
Date of birth/death
11 October 1761
25 May 1831
Location of birth/death
Boston
London
Work location
London
Authority file
: Q6786928
VIAF: 32894480
ISNI: 0000000066816601
ULAN: 500001228
LCCN: n83073999
NLA: 35141598
WorldCat
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q6786928
Français : Peint par Mather Brown (1761-1831). Gravé par William Ward (1766-1826). From an Original Picture at Mr Angelo's Fencing Academy.
Title
Portrait of Joseph Bologne de Saint-George (1745-1799)
Description
English: Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) was one of the earliest musicians of African ancestry in the world of European classical music.
Français : Joseph Bologne de Saint-George fut, dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIème siècle européen, l'un des premiers musiciens afridescendants.
Date
1788
date QS:P571,+1788-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
engraving
Source/Photographer
Français : Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Notice FRBNF14793223. London : Bradshaw, n°4 Coventry street.
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