Charles Grey Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of Northumberland / [graphic]

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Title: Charles Grey Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of Northumberland / [graphic]
Creator: Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, printmaker
Contributor: Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830, artist.
Austin, William, 1721-1820, publisher.
Published / Created: [31 May 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. May 31th [sic], 1794, by W. Austin, drawing master and print merchant, No. 13 near Knightsbridge Chapel
Abstract: "Portrait of Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, after Lawrence (Garlick 353); standing three-quarter length to left, head turned in three-quarter profile to look to front, his right arm leaning on a table at left with papers and inkstand and covered in a patterned cloth, his left hand held behind him, wearing a glove and holding the other; window behind at left and curtain at right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides.
Bound in opposite page 558 (leaf numbered '147' in pencil) in volume 3 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 50.5 x 35.6 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 2].
Language: English