The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Right Honorable William Beckford Esqr
- Creator
- Dixon, John, approximately 1740-1811, printmaker
- Contributor
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Dixon, John, approximately 1740-1811, artist.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher. - Published / Created
- published as the act directs, A.D. 1770.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
- Abstract
-
"Portrait, three-quarter length directed to right, looking towards the viewer, left hand resting on a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta', beside mace and sword on a table, holding 'Bill of Rights' in right hand, wearing fur-trimmed cloak and chain of office, a waistcoat with embroidered hem, and chin-length wig; before plate reduced."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
"London" and "published as the act directs, A.D. 1770" precede "Printed for Carington Bowles ..." at bottom of plate.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Matted to 54 x 43 cm. - Provenance
- Ex dono James T. Babb; January 1963;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 35.7 x 25.8 cm
- Edition
- [State 1].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Babb-Beckford no. 15+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portraits
Portrait prints England 1770
Mezzotints England London 1770 - Material
- mezzotint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Beckford, William, 1709-1770
- Subjects
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Beckford, William, 1709-1770 > Portraits
England > 1770
England > London > 1770
Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12637345
- Object ID (OID)
- 15816315