The Right Honble. Lord North [graphic]

Description

Title: The Right Honble. Lord North [graphic]
Alternative Title: Right Honourable Lord North
Creator: Burke, Thomas, 1749-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Dance, Nathaniel, Sir, 1735-1811, artist.
Austin, William, 1721-1820, publisher.
Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, publisher.
Published / Created: [20 March 1785]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd March 20, 1785, by W. Austin, drawing master, St. James's Street, & W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, Bond Street
Abstract: "Three-quarter length, sitting, directed and looking towards the left, attired in wig, sash and robes, resting his arms on the chair in a relaxed fashion."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description: Title engraved below image.
State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 214 (leaf numbered '32' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Provenance: Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 47.9 x 34.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 4].
Language: English