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After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke (interior, overall), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke (case, recto), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke (case, verso), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
Backing card associated with Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785
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After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785

Artist After Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792)
Title Portrait of Richard Burke
Object Date ca. 1785
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Hinged shagreen case
Dimensions Sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm)
Framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm)
Case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm)
Case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on backing card: “[illeg.] / Benjamin West”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1478

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke (interior, overall), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke (case, recto), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke (case, verso), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm), case (open): 2 7/16 x 4 1/16 in. (6.2 x 10.3 cm), case (closed): 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.2 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/155
Backing card associated with Portrait of Richard Burke, ca. 1785
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