The Right Noble Charles Marquis of Rockingham, Earl of Malton, Viscount Higham of Higham Ferrers, Baron Rockingham of Rockingham ... [graphic]

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Title: The Right Noble Charles Marquis of Rockingham, Earl of Malton, Viscount Higham of Higham Ferrers, Baron Rockingham of Rockingham ... [graphic]
Creator: Houston, Richard, 1721?-1775, printmaker
Contributor: Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788, artist.
Houston, Richard, 1721?-1775, publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately 1758]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Sold by R. Houston near Drummond's, Charing Cross
Abstract: "Portrait, three-quarter length standing directed to left, right hand on hip, looking away to right, left hand resting on a ledge beside him, holding a large paper, wearing a velvet suit with a narrow trim, own dark hair trimmed at the nape, lit from left through a casement window, with books piled on the sill; after Wilson; lettered state before retouching to add sash and star."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
Title continues: ... Baron of Malton and of Wath and Harowden, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of the County of York and Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of the said county and Vice Admiral of all the maritime parts thereof and F.R.S.
State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
Date of publication inferred from that of another print published by Richard Houston from the same "near Drummond's, Charing Cross" address. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1840,0808.46.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 263 (leaf numbered '78' 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 38.9 x 28 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 2].
Language: English