Hogarth from an original portrait begun by Weltdon and finished by himself. Late in the possession of the Revd. Mr. Townley / [graphic]

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Description

Title
Hogarth from an original portrait begun by Weltdon and finished by himself. Late in the possession of the Revd. Mr. Townley / [graphic]
Creator
Townley, Charles, 1746-approximately 1800, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created
[June 1781]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published according to act of Parliament, June 1781, and sold by C. Townley, Arlington Street, Piccadilly
Abstract

Portrait after a self-portrait; half-length in an oval frame, directed to right, looking towards the viewer, arms at his sides, wearing a plain coat buttoned at the waist, a white cravat and tricorn over a shoulder-length wig

Description
Title etched below image.
State without price below image, lower right.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
On page 209 in volume 3.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: See Mr. Nichols's Book, 3d edit., p. 409.
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 37.7 x 28 cm
Edition
[State without price].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Portrait prints
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Mezzotints England London 1781
Material
mezzotint ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764,
Subject (Topic)
Artists
British
Subjects
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Artists > British
18th century
England > London > 1781
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12710170
Object ID (OID)
16194224

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