[Caricature portraits of George Bubb Doddington, Lord Melcombe-Regis, and Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchelsea [graphic]

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16945088

Description

Title
[Caricature portraits of George Bubb Doddington, Lord Melcombe-Regis, and Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchelsea [graphic]
Creator
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, attributed name.
Livesay, Richard, -1823?, publisher.
Published / Created
[31 July 1781]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published as the act directs 31 July 1781 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarths, Leicester Fields
Abstract

"A stout man in profile with a long wig, pointing with left hand, holding his hat in the other, on the left side; a man seen from behind on the right side, wearing a sash diagonally and a long wig, holding a paddle against his right shoulder with his left arm extended to the side slightly, based on a quick line sketch given below and to the left of it."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title from later state in British Museum catalogue.
Later state continues: "From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Earl of Exeter".
No longer attributed to Hogarth.
Cf. No. 3587 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Not in R. Paulson's Hogarth's graphic works.
On page 208 in volume 3.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Proof.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand identified figures at top of print as L. Melcombe (left) and L. Winchelsea (right). At the bottom center: By Ld Townshend; at lower right, Bartolozzi sculp.
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 14.9 x 19 cm, on sheet 16.7 x 21 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

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

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1781
Etchings England London 1781
Material
etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762.
Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769.
Subjects
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762
Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769
18th century
England > 1781
England > London > 1781
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12705411
Object ID (OID)
16945088

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