About this artwork
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artist:Alfred, Count D'OrsayFrench (1801 - 1852)
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title:William Anderson, 1805 - 1866
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date created:Dated 1845
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:24.80 x 20.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Tim Knox Esq. 1996
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accession number:PG 3019
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Alfred, Count D'Orsay
Alfred, Count D'Orsay
Count D'Orsay was a fashionable dandy who was also a talented amateur artist. Born in Paris, the son of one of Bonaparte's generals, the famously handsome D'Orsay travelled around Europe with the Blessingtons, variously attached to Lord Blessington, Blessington's daughter, to whom he was briefly...