Caricatured portrait of John Wilkes holding the Cap of Liberty; reversed copy from Hogarth's print
Alternative Title:
John Wilkes Esquire drawn from life
Description:
Title etched at base of image., Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth, v. 1, p. 176., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 214., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at top of print: See next page., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand: See Mr. Nicholl's book, 3d edit, p. 386., and On page 195 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to: .
Caricatured portrait of John Wilkes holding the Cap of Liberty; reversed copy from Hogarth's print
Alternative Title:
John Wilkes Esquire drawn from life
Description:
Title etched at base of image., Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth, v. 1, p. 176., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 214., and Mounted to: 33.7 x 45.7 cm.
publish'd according to act of Parliament May [the] 16, 1763.
Call Number:
Hogarth 763.05.16.06.2+ Box 200
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Caricatured portrait of John Wilkes 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 and feather pen and ink well are place on the table to his left
Alternative Title:
John Wilkes Esquire
Description:
Engraved title below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., and "Price 1 shilling."
Portrait; three-quarter length seated three-quarter to right; at a table wearing a coat with braiding and large cuffs and frilled cravat and powdered hair brushed back; right hand on his thigh; left hand holding quill poised over sheets of paper; looking up to right at a classical statuette of a female figure holding a mirror and large shield decorated with a shining sun; a volume labelled "Sydney on Gov."; a letter addressed "To Hu Cotes Esqr London," and a scroll labelled "Magna Charta" on the table; and a plaque with a bust of Hampden leaning against the table in lower right corner
Description:
Title from text below image., Engraved after a portrait by R.E. Pine., Date of publication from description in the online catalogue of the National Portrait Gallery, London., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom edge. Missing text supplied from impression in the National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG D19995., and "Cum Gratia et Privilegio Sae Caes Majestatis."
Title from text in image., Text above image: "Engraved for the Universal Magazine.", Publication date surmised from year Wilkes began London mayorship., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Affixed to paper sheet: 361 x 279 mm.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Hinton at the King's Arms in Paternoster Row
"Portrait of John Wilkes, whole-length, standing, directed and looking to the left, wearing robes of lord mayor, left hand on hip, right hand pointing to the left; illustration to 'Town & Country', 1769."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Place of publication taken from the sitter's known place of activity., and Mounted on paper support: 360 x 280 mm.
Watson, James, approximately 1740-1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
published according to act of Parliament, 1764.
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, three-quarter length seated three-quarter to left, at a table wearing a coat with braiding and large cuffs, and frilled cravat, powdered hair brushed back, left hand on his thigh, right hand holding quill poised over sheets of paper, looking up to left at a classical statuette of a female figure holding a mirror and large shield decorated with a shining sun, a volume labelled 'Sydney', a letter addressed 'To Huy. Cotes Esqr London' and a scroll on the table, and a plaque with a bust of Hampden leaning against it to lower left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., Mounted opposite page 94 (leaf numbered '141' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan., and With small contemporary annotation in ink, perhaps monogrammatic initials, above printmaker's signature.
"Portrait, bust in an oval frame directed to right, looking ahead of him, wearing a fur-trimmed robe over a waistcoat and frilled cravat, with powdered hair to his ears."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Place of publication taken from printmaker's known place of activity., Print composed of two plates: one for image and one for text., and Mounted on paper support: 380 x 282 mm.
"Portrait after Lawrence (Garlick 267b); seated half-length, directed slightly to right and looking to front full-face, his right hand resting on the arm of the chair, wearing a dark double-breasted coat; scratched-letter state."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched beneath image, in lower right., Proof state, with the word "Proof" etched in lower left., Early state of a plate from: Lawrence, T. Engravings from the choicest works of Sir Thomas Lawrence ... London : H. Graves & Co., [1846]., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 290 (leaf numbered '118' 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 Decr. 20, 1844, by H. Graves & Co., printsellers to the Queen, 6, Pall Mall