John Wilkes, Esqr [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- John Wilkes, Esqr [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, May [the] 16, 1763.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
John Wilkes is shown holding a "Staff of Maintenance" wtih the cap of Liberty on top, drawn at the time of Wilkes' second trip to Westminster Hall for slander. On the table beside him are two newspapers -- North Briton Number 45 and North Briton Number 15 -- which allude to Wilkes' attack on Hogarth and King George III
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
State with no price in lower left corner.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Formerly on page 196 in volume 2. Removed by LWL conservator in 2012 to solander box, vol. 2
Sheet trimmed to: 35 x 23.1 cm. - Provenance
- George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.7 x 23.0 cm, on sheet 37.5 x 24.7 cm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Trials, litigation, etc
Caricatures England 1763
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
- Subject (Topic)
-
Libel & slander
Liberty cap - Subjects
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Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Trials, litigation, etc
Libel & slander
Liberty cap
England > 1763
England > London > 1763
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > 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
- 11309627
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194187