Portrait of William Beckford, from his monument in the Guildhall; whole length, standing, looking to the left, wearing fur trimmed robes and garter chain; seated by his feet to the left is a female personification of the City of London weeping, and on the right the figure of Trade & Commerce shown slouching with head bowed; the statue stands on a large pedestal with long inscription addressed "Most Gracious Sovereign".
Description:
Title from text etched on the pedestal in image., Dedication etched at bottom of plate, above imprint: Humbly inscribed by permission to the Right Honble. Brass Crosby Esqr. Lord Mayor, the Worshipfull Court of Alderman, the Sheriffs & the Common Councilmen of the City of London by their much obliged humble servt. Jno. Smith., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left edge., and William Beckford: Sugar merchant with estates in Jamaica. Member of Parliament; Lord Mayor of London; supporter of Wilkes. Father of William Thomas Beckford, the author of "Vathek", to whom he left £1,000,000.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Title from letterpress text below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appears., Below image are four paragraphs of letterpress text with the heading "William Beckford" that contain biographical information; the number "23" is printed below the final paragraph in the lower left., Plate from: The biographical magazine. London : Printed for Effingham Wilson and Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, v. 2 (1820), Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., and Mounted to 41 cm in card stock folder.
"Portrait of William Beckford after Reynolds (Mannings 149); head and shoulders facing to left, in cravat and plain coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Later state, with the image reduced in size and the title and statements of responsibility reengraved, of a plate formerly issued with the publication line: London, 1835, Published by R. Bentley. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 21., Date of publiction based on that of earlier state., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with slight loss of text from statements of responsibility and possible loss of imprint statement.
"Portrait of William Beckford after Reynolds (Mannings 149); head and shoulders facing to left, in cravat and plain coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Year of publication in imprint statement follows "London" and precedes "Published by R. Bentley.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title from item., Title continues: Makes & sells all sorts of fine box combs [the] teeth so curiously finely & artificially wrought that they enter the hairs with ease, without tearing or splitting them. Ivory combs, tortoise shell combs, horn combs, and black lead combs; likewise, all sorts of powder flasks, shot pouches, and all manner of horn ware. Wholesale and retail at reasonable rates., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 30 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title from item., Title continues: Sells all sorts of silk, cotton, thread & worsted hose, silk & worsted knit waistcoat & breeches, pieces, silk, muffitees, knit & wove silk purses, best silk & linnen [sic] handkerchiefs, black bone lace, all sorts of the best scotch, mecklin & inland threads, with the best London needles, pins, tape, shirt & waistcoat, fine mould & wire buttons, silk bobin, lacing with all sorts of the best silk round and flat lacing, stay straps, rich paduasoys & satten ribbons, silk shoe orris, ribbons, garters, french necklaces, ferrets, shoe & stay galloons & braid, perruke ribbons, cauls and raw silk, children white, yellow, black & morocco stitch'd shoes, knitting & running cotton with all sorts of fine stitching, brown & colour'd threads, bayes flannel, swanskin, wholesale & retail. NB All sorts of waistcoat, cap, habit, capuchin, & petticoat fringes with all sorts of thread, silk & worsted, loop, bugle & plain waistcoat shapes, black gimp trimmings for gentlemen's cloaths [sic] by the maker., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 72 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
"Portrait of the infant musical genius William Crotch; aged 3, half length, full face; holding music sheet; wearing feathered hat; oval on pedastal with musical ornaments."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text on pedestal within image., Two lines of biographical information beneath image: This celebrated child who discover'd extraordinary talents for music during the third year of his age, was born at Norwich July 5th, 1775., Dedication at bottom of plate: To Sir Harbord Harbord Bt. L.L.D. this plate is by permission most humbly inscribed by his faithful and obedient servant, Isabella Crotch., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament May 12th, 1779, by Mrs. Crotch, near St. James's Street, Piccadilly
A view from the street of the bookseller William Darton's shop at No. 58 Holborn in London, with the shop window filled with prints and books. Above the windows Darton advertises the scope of his wares: "Books in all languages on the arts, sciences &c.; Maps, plans, charts, prints & games; Works of merit soon as published. A woman and two children are shown looking in the windows while a second woman and child are shown entering the shop. A horse-drawn carriage enters the scene from the right. On the left, a man sits beside a lamppost with a basker and dog at his side
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Possibly used as a trade card?, and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
William Darton, 58, Holborn Hill, 1822, where may be had maps and prints wholesale
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Darton, William, 1781-1854.
Subject (Topic):
Booksellers and bookselling, City & town life, Lampposts, Stores & shops, Window displays, and Carriages & coaches