The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]

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Title: The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Right Honorable William Beckford Esqr
Creator: Dixon, John, approximately 1740-1811, printmaker
Contributor: Dixon, John, approximately 1740-1811, artist.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Published / Created: published as the act directs, A.D. 1770.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Abstract: "Portrait, three-quarter length directed to right, looking towards the viewer, left hand resting on a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta', beside mace and sword on a table, holding 'Bill of Rights' in right hand, wearing fur-trimmed cloak and chain of office, a waistcoat with embroidered hem, and chin-length wig; before plate reduced."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
"London" and "published as the act directs, A.D. 1770" precede "Printed for Carington Bowles ..." at bottom of plate.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Matted to 54 x 43 cm.
Provenance: Ex dono James T. Babb; January 1963;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35.7 x 25.8 cm
Edition: [State 1].
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Babb-Beckford no. 15+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Portraits
Portrait prints England 1770
Mezzotints England London 1770
Material: mezzotint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subjects: Beckford, William, 1709-1770 > Portraits
England > 1770
England > London > 1770
Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968 > Ownership

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Access: Public
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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 12637345
Object ID (OID): 15816315