"Portrait of Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, after Lawrence (Garlick 353); standing three-quarter length to left, head turned in three-quarter profile to look to front, his right arm leaning on a table at left with papers and inkstand and covered in a patterned cloth, his left hand held behind him, wearing a glove and holding the other; window behind at left and curtain at right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., and Bound in opposite page 558 (leaf numbered '147' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Pub. May 31th [sic], 1794, by W. Austin, drawing master and print merchant, No. 13 near Knightsbridge Chapel
"Portrait, half-length; standing to front in front of a pillar and curtain, with head turned to look towards left; wearing a fur-trimmed ornate peer's robe tied with black ribbon at neck, over military uniform with medal on righ side of chest, black neckerchief, and high white collar."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Charles, fifth Duke of Richmond, Lennox, and Aubigny
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Bound in opposite page 276 (leaf numbered '94' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published Octr. 12, 1824, by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co., printsellers, Pall Mall East
Subject (Name):
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1791-1860,
publish'd according to act of Parliament, May 8, 1746.
Call Number:
42 W67 852B
Collection Title:
Volume 2, opposite page 472. Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched within banner at top of lower image., Design in two parts on two separate plates, with a portrait of William Augustus at top and a scene of the Battle of Culloden within a cartouche at bottom., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 22 x 14 cm., and Bound in opposite page 472 in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Williams, R.F. Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries. London : Colburn & Co., 1852.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765,
Subject (Topic):
Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746, Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746, Campaigns & battles, Armies, and British
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1770]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 9. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 107. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of the author Oliver Goldsmith; bust, in profile to the left; wearing queue wig and jacket; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Doctor Goldsmith
Description:
Title etched below image., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1906,0419.156., Mounted on page 107 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : drypoint with etching on laid paper ; sheet 18.4 x 13 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Opposite page 39. Fugitive pieces in verse and prose.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Bust-length portrait of William Duke of Cumberland, in profile to the right; wearing armor and a fur-lined cloak fastened with a brooch at the shoulder; circular design within a square
Description:
Title etched within top portion of circular border surrounding portrait., Date range for publication based on printmaker John Hall's activity dates; see British Museum online catalogue., Probably a book illustration., and Bound in opposite page 39 in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Fugitive pieces in verse and prose. [Twickenham] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765,
"Portrait, half-length, in front of a curtain; directed to front, facing towards right; wearing a dark double-breasted coat, light waistcoat and neckerchief; landscape in background on right; in an oval within rectangular frame; after T. Phillips; state after letters of title shaded."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Whitman., Dedication beneath title: To His Grace the Duke of Northumberland K.G. &c. &c. &c. this print is respectfully inscribed by His Grace's most obedient humble servant, Samuel William Reynolds., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 619 (leaf numbered '56' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published Octr. 1st, 1806, by S.W. Reynolds, 47, Poland Street
Volume 4, after page 232. Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Full-length portrait of English historian Edward Gibbon in right profile
Alternative Title:
E. Gibbon
Description:
Title etched at bottom of plate., Facsimile of Gibbon's signature etched above title., Plate from: Dyer, C. Biographical sketches of the lives and characters of illustrious and eminent men. London : C.G. Dyer and H. Setchel and Son, 1819., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title from bottom edge. Missing text supplied from impression in The Morgan Library & Museum, accession no.: MA 10252., Window mounted to 22 x 14 cm., and Bound in after page 232 in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Williams, R.F. Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries. London : Colburn & Co., 1852.
Publisher:
Pubd. by C. Dyer, Compton Street
Subject (Name):
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794, and Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.
Portrait of Henry Seymour Conway, half length, turned slightly left, in an oval
Alternative Title:
Field Marshall Conway
Description:
Title from text below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted before page 277 (leaf numbered '95' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs May 1st, 1798, by G.G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster Row, London