T. Morell, S.T.P-S.S.A [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- T. Morell, S.T.P-S.S.A [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Thomas Morell
- Creator
- Basire, James, 1730-1802, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [February 1762]
- Publication Place
- Eton and London
- Publisher
- J. Pote and T. Pote
- Abstract
-
A portrait of Thomas Morell, a classical scholar and friend of Hogarth's, shown "in the character of a Cynic Philosopher"; behind him, an organ aprtially hidden behind a curtain; in front of him on a table is an ink well, brush, and a pile of books; he sits at the table, pen in hand poised above a sheet of paper, with the word "Thesaurus" written on the top. On the wall near the door hangs a watch on a ribbon; over it a coat of arms
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State, date, and publisher from Paulson.
This state was used as the frontispiece to Morell's Thesaurus Graecae Poeses ... Eton : Joseph Pote ; London : T. Pote in Fleet Street, 1762. - Provenance
- Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 21.7 x 15.2 cm, on sheet 32.0 x 16.3 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Kinnaird 64K(c) Box 105
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Frontispieces
Portrait prints
Etchings England London 1762 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Morell, Thomas, 1703-1784,
- Subject (Topic)
-
Clocks & watches
Organs
Scholars
Writing - Subjects
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Morell, Thomas, 1703-1784
Clocks & watches
Organs
Scholars
Writing
England > London > 1762
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
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
- 9855910
- Object ID (OID)
- 16030747