A polite artist on St. Lukes Day, under the patronage of Dr. Bardana &c. &c. [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A polite artist on St. Lukes Day, under the patronage of Dr. Bardana &c. &c. [graphic].
- Contributor
- Darly, M. publisher.
- Published / Created
- Oct. 18, 1773.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
- Abstract
-
"Portrait of a man whole length standing in profile looking to the left. Under his arm is a large book, 'Vegetab[le] Syste[m] by D ...' He wears patched old-fashioned clothes and torn stockings, a short wig which fails to conceal his own hair. His hat is under his right arm, a cane under the left."--British Museum online catalogue
"A portrait of 'Sir' John Hill, a quack or charlatan with a diploma of medicine from the University of St. Andrews, but a botanist of some repute. He began the publication of his 'Vegetable System' in 1759, the last of twenty-six folio volumes coming out in 1775."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773.
Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "24" in upper right corner.
Third of three plates on leaf 101.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.4 x 12.5 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm. - Provenance
- P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 177 x 125 mm, on sheet 245 x 151 mm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title
- Leaf 101. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Collection Date
- [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1773
Etchings England London 1773 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
England - Subject (Name)
- Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Subject (Topic)
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Botanists
Artists
Quacks
Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Staff (Sticks)
Wigs
Books - Subjects
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Hill, John, 1714?-1775 > Caricatures and cartoons
Botanists > Great Britain
Artists
Quacks
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Staff (Sticks)
Wigs
Books
England > 1773
England > London > 1773
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
- 11678534
- Object ID (OID)
- 16737741
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