Key plate to Copley's print of the death of Lord Chatham, 1791
A long horizontal engraved key sheet shows rows of small numbered portrait heads of men in wigs and eighteenth-century dress, packed into a crowded group above columns of printed names. The aged, browned paper has a script heading and worn edges, with the tiny figures reading as a legend to a larger scene.
- Artist
- John Singleton Copley
- Date
- 26 December 1791
- Medium
- Engravings Group portraits Portrait prints Keys (Legends)
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 1258 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1791.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection