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Mezzotint Portrait of Warren Hastings Governor General of Bengal by Thomas Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777
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Mezzotint Portrait of Warren Hastings Governor General of Bengal by Thomas Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777

18th century
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A fine three-quarter length mezzotint portrait of Warren Hastings elegantly sitting in a silk damask chair by an ornate table with papers and quill. Held in a quality Hogarth style frame.

A very good impression with large margins covered by frame. Lettered with the title ‘Warren Hastings Esqr / GOVERNOR GENERAL of BENGAL, &c &c’ and ‘Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds’; ‘Engraved by Thomas Watson’; ‘London, March 20th. 1777’

Paper Size: 46 x 36 cm (18 x 14 in)

Frame Size: 56 x 45 cm (22 x 18 in)

Reynold's original portrait was painted during Hastings’s return to in England from India, between June 1765 and March 1769. It is on display in London at National Portrait Gallery. A similar mezzotint is in the collections at the British Museum.

Joshua Reynolds’s alluring painting portrays Warren Hastings as poised, educated and worldly. The letters on the table, and his Indian waistcoat, are intended to indicate his knowledge of Indian languages and cultures (NPG)

Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785, covering the provinces of Madras (Chennai) and Bombay (Mumbai). Born in Churchill in Oxfordshire, the son of a country clergyman, he briefly attending Westminster School and then at 17 entered the service of the East India Company as a clerk in Bengal. He rose up through the ranks to the very top and transformed the Company from a trading organisation into a great military and naval power. After establishing full-scale British civil administration in India, he tried to impose order on the East India Company, but his policies and behaviour led to Parliament in 1784 taking greater control over India. Returned to Britain in 1785, he was impeached for corruption and extortion. His 7-year trial was a major public spectacle and one of the longest and most infamous trials in legal and political history. Nearly financially ruined by the legal costs he was aquitted in 1795 and later managed to aquire his family's historic estate at Daylesford in Gloucestershire (currently the home of Lord and Lady Bamford). He is buried in St Peter's Church, Daylesford.

Physical Dimensions
Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

Miles Barton Art and Interiors has dated this Antique Mezzotint Portrait Print to the 18th Century.

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SA1231134
Description
A fine three-quarter length mezzotint portrait of Warren Hastings elegantly sitting in a silk damask chair by an ornate table with papers and quill. Held in a quality Hogarth style frame.

A very good impression with large margins covered by frame.

“
Lettered with the title ‘Warren Hastings Esqr / GOVERNOR GENERAL of BENGAL, &c &c’ and ‘Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds’; ‘Engraved by Thomas Watson’; ‘London, March 20th.
Miles Barton Art and Interiors

1777’

fig 1. A framed 18th-century monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Warren Hastings seated at a desk in formal period attire.
fig 1. Mezzotint Portrait of Warren Hastings Governor General of Bengal by Thomas Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777

Paper Size: 46 x 36 cm (18 x 14 in)

Frame Size: 56 x 45 cm (22 x 18 in)

Reynold's original portrait was painted during Hastings’s return to in England from India, between June 1765 and March 1769. It is on display in London at National Portrait Gallery. A similar mezzotint is in the collections at the British Museum.

Joshua Reynolds’s alluring painting portrays Warren Hastings as poised, educated and worldly. The letters on the table, and his Indian waistcoat, are intended to indicate his knowledge of Indian languages and cultures (NPG)

Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785, covering the provinces of Madras (Chennai) and Bombay (Mumbai). Born in Churchill in Oxfordshire, the son of a country clergyman, he briefly attending Westminster School and then at 17 entered the service of the East India Company as a clerk in Bengal. He rose up through the ranks to the very top and transformed the Company from a trading organisation into a great military and naval power. After establishing full-scale British civil administration in India, he tried to impose order on the East India Company, but his policies and behaviour led to Parliament in 1784 taking greater control over India. Returned to Britain in 1785, he was impeached for corruption and extortion. His 7-year trial was a major public spectacle and one of the longest and most infamous trials in legal and political history. Nearly financially ruined by the legal costs he was aquitted in 1795 and later managed to aquire his family's historic estate at Daylesford in Gloucestershire (currently the home of Lord and Lady Bamford). He is buried in St Peter's Church, Daylesford.

Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Miles Barton Art and Interiors has dated this Antique Mezzotint Portrait Print to the 18th Century.

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Archive I A framed 18th-century monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Warren Hastings seated at a desk in formal period attire.

Mezzotint Portrait of Warren Hastings Governor General of Bengal by Thomas Watson After Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777

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A framed 18th-century monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Warren Hastings seated at a desk in formal period attire.
Mezzotint Portrait of Warren Hastings Governor General of Bengal by Thomas Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1777
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A framed 18th-century monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Warren Hastings seated at a desk in formal period attire.
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A mezzotint portrait from the 18th century is a monochrome print created using an intaglio printmaking technique, which produces subtle tonal gradations and rich shadows to closely reproduce original oil paintings.

Mezzotints were crafted by systematically roughening a copper plate with a rocker tool, smoothing areas to create highlight tones, and printing onto handmade rag paper using oil-based inks.

Authentic Georgian prints typically feature visible plate impressions, hand-laid paper texture, era-appropriate publication inscriptions along the lower margin, and characteristic tonal depth distinct from modern photographic reproductions.

An antique portrait print can be styled as a focal point above a mantelpiece or integrated into a eclectic gallery wall alongside contemporary artwork to create visual narrative and contrast.

Preserve framed paper prints by hanging them away from direct sunlight and moisture sources, utilizing UV-filtering protective glass, and applying acid-free mounting materials to prevent foxing and discolouration.
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