Mr. Samuel Butler [graphic]

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Title: Mr. Samuel Butler [graphic]
Alternative Title: Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Butler
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1726]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for T.W. for D. Browne, J. Walthoe, J. Knapton and 15 others
Description: Title etched below image.
Imprint and date from Paulson.
The portrait is actually of the painter Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, copied from G. White's mezzotint (after G. Kneller). See Paulson.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Sheet partially trimmed. Tipped on the t.p. for the work, which has contemporary annotations on verso.
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 11.8 x 7 cm
Language: English

Genre: Illustrations
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Portrait prints
Frontispieces
Book illustrations
Engravings England London 1726
Material: etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Monnoyer, Jean Baptiste, approximately 1636-1699,
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
Subject (Topic): Artists
Subjects: Monnoyer, Jean Baptiste, approximately 1636-1699
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680 > Illustrations
Artists
18th century
England > London > 1726
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership

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