Sir Wm. Musgrave

Date1783-1784

Engraver John Raphael Smith (1751 - 1812)

MediumMezzotint engraving

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1977-294

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Sir W.m Musgrave."
Label TextSir William Musgrave, Sixth Baronet (1735-1800) was an English customs official and collector of portrait prints who served as a Trustee of the British Museum. At the time of his death, he bequeathed a large part of his library to the British Museum. This apepars to be a proof copy.