"Portrait, three-quarter length, in profile to left, head turned to look towards the viewer, wearing robes and chain of state with erminse cape, hair in loose curls, right hand at breast, left hand on sword hilt, armour on wall to left behind him; after Davison."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Sold by I. Faber at the green door in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane
Portrait of the celebrated pugilist, half-length, looking into the distance over right shoulder, in a feigned oval, bald, with an open shirt and jacket buttoned at the waist
Description:
Title etched above image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, Date of publication from the National Portrait Gallery, London., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of the lower portion of the imprint statements. Complete imprint statements supplied from impressions in the British Museum catalogue., Six lines of verse etched below image: The mighty combatant, the first in fame, The lasting glory of his native Thame. Rash, & unthinking men, at length be wise; Consult your safety, and resign the prize: Nor tempt superior force; but timely fly The vigour of his arm, the quickness of his eye., and On page 228 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Sold by Faber at the Green Door in [the] great Piazza Covent Garden and Sold by H. Overton & I. Hoole at the White Horse without Newgate London
"Portrait as a boy, in a landscape walking into the right foreground, wearing a short jacket and shoes with large rosettes, holding a plumed hat in right hand, a greyhound running alongside him on the right; after Ramsay"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and artists' names appear as text in image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.1192., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
"Portrait, half-length almost in profile to left, left arm drawn back, right hand holding open a book of Horace at a page labelled 'Carm. III. Od. III. Justum et tanacem ...', over the edge of an oval frame, bookcase in background to left, looking towards the viewer, wearing wig, light coat and cravat tucked through buttons of a dark waistcoat; after Dandridge; state before retouching with motto inscribed over frame."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Michael Maittaire, A.M.
Description:
Title from caption below image., Upper left and lower right inscription on frame in image: "Solis et paucis ... gratia tinta dutis.", Inscription on book in image: "Q. Horat Carm. III OD. III justum et tanacem propositi.", and Date of publication from publisher's death date.
Publisher:
Sold by I. Faber at the Green Door in Craven Buildings, Drury Lane
"Portrait in three-quarter profile to right holding music manuscript and within oval frame, seen half-length, eyes to front, flowers at her breast; with coat of arms in margin below; after Faber's address changed for Bowles."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.1856., Imperfect; plate number and price erased from lower left corner of sheet., Plate number "14" and price "1s. 6d." engraved in lower left corner, preceding imprint., Mounted on leaf numbered 11 in an album of 49 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm., and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Title engraved below image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title and statements of responsibility. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: Heal,Portraits.44., and In paper frame: 415 x 287 mm.
"Portrait of the actor Thomas Walker; slightly to right within oval frame, head turned to left, bust-length, wearing tricorn hat; in the character of Captain Macheath in Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera'''--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mr. Walker in the character of Captain Macheath
Description:
Title from caption below image., Verse below image and surrounding title: "If Wit can please, or gallantry engage, Macheath may boast he justly charms [the] age...His Voice, his Looks, his Actions speak a Man.", Imprint from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: K,66.22., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text.
"Portrait seated at harpsichord to left, turned to face right; lettered state after publication address to include '& Son'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Anastasia Robinson
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Four lines of verse below title: When Robinson awakes the warbling strings, and with her heavenly voice responding sings; the winged graces float upon the sound, bless the sweet airs, and smiling play around., Mounted on leaf numbered 50 in an album of 50 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm., and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
Publisher:
Sold by I. Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill
Portrait; seated at harpsichord to left, turned to face right
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Anastasia Robinson
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Four lines of verse below title: When Robinson awakes the warbling strings, and with her heavenly voice responding sings; the winged graces float upon the sound, bless the sweet airs, and smiling play around., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 247 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.