Philip Thicknesse Esqr. [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[14 September 1790]engHalf-length portrait in an oval, Philip Thicknessee looking right, frowning and brow knitTitle etched below image.Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.Variant state, with a verse contained in a scroll above Thicknesse's portrait, of frontispiece from Curious facts and anecdotes not contained in the memoirs of Philip Thicknesse ...Two lines of text quoted from Horace below title: "Absentem qui rodit amicum, "hic niger est, hune, tu Romane caveto! Horat.Four lines of verse in a scroll above image begin: No ties can hold him, no affection bind ...Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark.