John Wilkes, Esqr [graphic]

Description

Title: John Wilkes, Esqr [graphic]
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: publish'd according to act of Parliament, May [the] 16, 1763.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: Sketch of John Wilkes holding a "Staff of Maintenance" wtih the cap of Liberty on top, drawn at the time of Wilkes' second trip to Westminster Hall for slander. On the table beside him are two newspapers -- North Briton Number 45 and North Briton Number 15 -- which allude to Wilkes' attack on Hogarth and King George III
Description: Title engraved below image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
"Price 1 shilling."--Lower left corner of plate.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 35.3 x 23.1 cm, on sheet 40.6 x 28.5 cm.
Mounted on leaf 46 x 59 cm.
Plate 57 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Queen Charlotte, the album bound according to Her Majesty's direction. Purchased by W.S. Lewis at Sotheby's, Miss M.A.E. Crofton sale, lot 341; 15 November 1960.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 357 x 230 mm, on sheet 375 x 247 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 1].
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
Collection Title: Plate 57. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Collection / Other Creator: Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
Collection Date: [England], [1732-1764]