Hearnius behold! in closet close y-pent [graphic]

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Description

Title
Hearnius behold! in closet close y-pent [graphic]
Creator
Parr, Richard, printmaker
Contributor
Tillemans, Peter, active 1724-1734, artist.
Published / Created
printed in the year MDCCXXXVI [1736]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
publisher not identified
Description
Title from first line of letterpress verse surrounding the image.
Engraved from Hearne's portrait by Tillemans.
Four lines of satirical verse printed around the plate: Hearnius, behold! in closet close y-pent, Of sober face, with learned dust besprent, To future ages will his dulness last, Who hath preserv'd the dulness of the past.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Not in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits ... in the British Museum.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 6.9 x 5.9 cm, on sheet 10 x 8 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
736.00.00.04

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires England 1736
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1736
Etchings England London 1736
Annotations (Provenance)
Material
etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735,
Subjects
Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735
England > 1736
England > London > 1736

Access And Usage Rights

Access
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Rights
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Identifiers

Catalog Record
9988775413408651
Object ID (OID)
10700199

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