George John, Earl Spencer from an original picture by I. Hoppner, Esq. R.A. in the possession of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville / [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > George John, Earl Spencer from an original picture by I. Hoppner, Esq. R.A. in the possession of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- George John, Earl Spencer from an original picture by I. Hoppner, Esq. R.A. in the possession of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville / [graphic]
- Creator
- Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hoppner, John, 1758-1810, artist.
Wright, J. approximately 1745-1820, artist.
Cadell & Davies, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1 March 1809]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published March 1, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
- Abstract
-
"Portrait of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, half-length, standing facing to left reading a book, wearing coat with star, sash, waistcoat, neckerchief and frill."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left sides.
Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 698 (leaf numbered '151' in pencil) in volume 4 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 : plate mark 37.8 x 32.3 cm, on sheet 42.6 x 32.3 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portraits
Portrait prints
Book illustrations
Stipple engravings England London 1809 - Material
- stipple engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Great Britain
Great Britain. - Subject (Name)
-
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834,
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834. - Subject (Topic)
- Book collectors
- Subjects
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834
Book collectors > Great Britain > Portraits
Book collectors
Great Britain
England > London > 1809
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1809 or 10-1888 > Ownership
Wavertree, Florence Lothrop Sheridan Walker, lady, 1872-1952 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16858064
- Object ID (OID)
- 33191972