John Wilkes, Esqr. [graphic]
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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
-
Caricatured portrait of John Wilkes, drawn at the time of his second trip to Westminster Hall for slander. He is shown full-length and seated, holding the Staff of Maintenance mounted with a vessel similar to the Cap of Liberty against his shoulder. Copies of the North Briton newspapers ("North Briton Number 45" and "North Briton Number 17"), which allude to Wilkes's attack on Hogarth and King George III, rest on the table to his left, alongside a feather pen and ink well
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
"Price 1 shilling."--Lower left corner of plate.
1 print : etching ; sheet 35 x 22.5 cm.
Printed on laid paper.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark; window mounted to 44 x 28 cm. - Provenance
- Ronald Paulson; October 2024.
- 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
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Paulson 763.05.16.07.1+ Impression 6
- 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]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Trials, litigation, etc
Portrait prints
Caricatures England 1763
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
- Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
- Subject (Topic)
-
Libel & slander
Liberty cap
Legislators - Subjects
-
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Trials, litigation, etc
Libel & slander
Liberty cap
Legislators > Great Britain > 1763
England > 1763
England > London > 1763
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Ownership
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1809 or 10-1888 > Ownership
Wavertree, Florence Lothrop Sheridan Walker, lady, 1872-1952 > Ownership
Greenberg, Richard > Donor
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 9883297
- Object ID (OID)
- 33333934