[Lord Orford's Memoires. Mr. Pelham] [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- [Lord Orford's Memoires. Mr. Pelham] [graphic].
- Creator
- Thomson, Joseph, active 1790-1799, printmaker
- Contributor
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Bentley, R. 1708-1782, artist.
Hoare, William, 1707-1792, artist. - Published / Created
- [1822]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- J. Murray
- Abstract
-
"Portrait of Henry Pelham, bust; directed to the right, head turned and looking towards the viewer, wearing the black and gold brocade gown of Chancellor of the Exchequer, lace bands and long white wig; oval medallion in ornamental design with horse's head on the left, a woman laying below the medallion, a dragons tail on the left, and a dragon's claw on the right below the woman; portrait after Hoare."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Description
-
Title from published state.
Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on published state: Bentley pinxt. ; Thomson sculpt.
The portrait was engraved after William Hoare, with Bentley providing the ornamental design; see Catalogue of engraved British portraits.
Proof state of a plate from: Walpole, H. Memoires of the last ten years of the reign of George the Second. London : J. Murray, 1822.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Provenance
- Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 310 x 241 mm
- Edition
- [Proof before letters].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Portraits P383 no. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portrait prints
Chine collé prints
Proofs before letters
Book illustrations
Engravings England London 1822 - Material
- engraving on chine collé ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754,
- Subjects
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Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754
England > London > 1822
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11357977
- Object ID (OID)
- 10985811
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