Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On leaf 158 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates., and Contemporary manuscript annotations in brown ink fill the blanks on recto; "To Mr. Legg" written in brown ink on verso.
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On leaf 161 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates., and Contemporary manuscript annotations in brown ink fill the blanks on recto; "To Mr. Becket" written in brown ink on verso.
Title from item., Date from design at top of sheet: letters "H F M" on sides of triangle within a circle, the year "1769" in center of triangle., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 3 of an album of trade cards and invitations.
Title from item., Date from annotation in brown ink in upper right corner: Apr. 29th, 1758., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On leaf 159 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates., and Contemporary annotations in brown ink fill the blanks on recto; addressed to "Mr. Gowers, coachmaker ..." on verso.
Morrison, Bewley Wynne, active 1750-1775, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1757]
Call Number:
Quarto 66 726 T675
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
Title from item., Title continues: Dinner to be on table by 3 o'clock. Thomas Cooke, President, Samuel Way, Vice President, John Colborne, Samuel Ames, Samuel Colborne, John Slade, William Dobson, William Loader, Stewards. Tickets 5s., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 159 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
An invitation to accompany the Society of Painters at St Lukes Feast on Thursday 24 November, 1687 in Painter Stayner's Hall; with a cartouche illustrated with an allegory of the arts with painting in the center, with winged Fame holding a laurel crown In the top corners are emblems of painting and architecture and on the bottom, drawing (disegno) and sculpture as a putto
Alternative Title:
Sr., you are desired to accompany the Society of Painters ... and Sir, you are desired to accompany the Society of Painters ...
Description:
Title from item., Artist from manuscript annotation on earlier state in the British Museum., Later state of the plate, with alterations to allow the invitation to be used for a variety of events; portions of the engraved text have been removed to create spaces for manuscript additions. For an earlier state with engraved text specific to a St. Luke's Feast on 24 November 1687, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1977,U.1223., Date from British Museum online catalogue., and Mounted on board to: 39 x 30 cm. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Worshipful Company of Painters.
Subject (Topic):
Allegories, Artists' materials, Angels, Artists, and Putti
Title from item., Date based on contemporary annotation "9" in brown ink causing year on invitation to read "1759"., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On leaf 4 of an album of trade cards and invitations., and Contemporary annotations in brown ink fill the blanks.