William Wordsworth, profile, facing left

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Engraver	Armytage, James Charles, -1897
Artist	Gillies, Margaret, 1803-1887
Title	William Wordsworth, profile, facing left
Dates	1841-1844
Abstract	A mounted portrait of William Wordsworth showing the profile of his head and neck facing left. The original painting was done by Margaret Gillies in 1841 and the stipple engraving was done by J. C. Armytage. Gillies' name is inscribed below the portrait to the left, and Armytage's name is inscribed below the portrait to the right. A fascimile of Wordsworth's signature is also included on the print. Gillies believed her original of this portrait was the best of the three portraits she had done of William Wordsworth.
Notes	The item is undated, but the original painting by Gillies was done when she visited Rydal Mount in 1841, and the portrait was included in Richard H. Horne's book "A New Spirit of the Age" published in 1844.
Physical Description	1 print : engraving ; mount 17 x 15 cm
Languages	English
Genre	Portraits
Genre	Engravings (prints)
Subject	Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Portraits
Part of	William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 28
Rights	Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.