The Right Honble. John Wilkes Esq., Lord Mayor of the City of London

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Title: The Right Honble. John Wilkes Esq., Lord Mayor of the City of London
Alternative Title: Right Honorable John Wilkes Esq
Creator: Dickinson, William, 1756-1822, printmaker
Contributor: Pine, Robert Edge, 1730?-1788, artist.
Sledge, Sarah, active 1771-1781, publisher.
Published / Created: [9 November 1774]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd Novr. 9th, 1774, at Mrs. Sledges, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden
Abstract: "Bust in a feigned oval, three-quarter to left, wearing mayorial robes with fur-lined cloak and chain of office, and a white cravat, looking out of the corner of his eye towards the viewer; after Pine."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
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 33 x 24 cm, on sheet 40.1 x 30 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portrait prints
Mezzotints England London 1774
Material: mezzotint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain. $2 lctgm
England
London.
Subject (Name): Wilkes, John, 1725-1797,
Subject (Topic): Politicians
Mayors
Robes
Subjects: Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Politicians > Great Britain. $2 lctgm
Mayors > England > London
Robes
England > London > 1774
Borden, Matthew C. D. (Matthew Chaloner Durfee), 1842-1912 > Ownership
Breaker, William D. > Ownership

Access: Public
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