Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accompanied by two other women being shown a painting of a group of men by the artist and his assistants
Description:
Title from text in image., "In the collection of the Right Honorable Sr. Robert Walpole"--Below image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., Engraved after the portrait painting, formerly thought to be of Sir Francis Walsingham, that later came into the collection of Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill., and Plate mark 37.5 x 23.7 on sheet 52.5 x 32.8 cm.
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accompanied by two other women being shown a painting of a group of men by the artist and his assistants
Description:
Title from text in image., "In the collection of the Right Honorable Sr. Robert Walpole"--Below image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., and Engraved after the portrait painting, formerly thought to be of Sir Francis Walsingham, that later came into the collection of Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill.
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accompanied by two other women being shown a painting of a group of men by the artist and his assistants
Description:
Title from text in image., "In the collection of the Right Honorable Sr. Robert Walpole"--Below image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., Engraved after the portrait painting, formerly thought to be of Sir Francis Walsingham, that later came into the collection of Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 138 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : engraving with etching on wove paper ; sheet 37 x 22.9 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
"Portrait of Lord Chancellor Francis Bacon, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a tall hat and ruff; in an ornamental oval with curtain beyond; below a putto holding a sceptre; books and scrolls in lower left; lettered state."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Francis Bacon Viscount St. Albans Lord Chancellor
Description:
Title from text in image., Engraved after a painting by John Vanderbank. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1927,1126.1.7.5., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., "In the Possession of Martin Foulkes Esqr."--Below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 375 (leaf numbered '192' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini
Subject (Name):
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626,
Subject (Topic):
Philosophers, Statesmen, British, Putti, and Scepters
"Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, bust directed to right but looking at the viewer, wearing long wig; in an architectural oval on a pedestal with allegorical scene in a roundel; below scientific instruments and a scroll."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Isaac Newton
Description:
Title from text in image., Publisher from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: P,8.223., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "In the possession of John Conduit Esqr."--Below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 714 (leaf numbered '167' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
John and Paul Knapton
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727, and Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
"Portrait of William Temple, bust in profile to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a draped coat; in an ornamental oval; two cartouches below showing allegorical scenes; a peace dove below; with publisher's address; after Peter Lely."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir William Temple
Description:
Title from text in image., Text below image: "In the Collection of John Temple Esqr.", and Plate from : Birch's Heads.
Interior scene with the two men in disquise, one looking in the mirror; a wallshelf with plates, antlers and escutcheon decorate the walls; a heap of clothes on the floor lower left. Through the open door to the outside can be seen a man drinking from a jug seated on a stool at a table under a tree
Alternative Title:
Curate and barber disguising themselves to convey Don Quixote home
Description:
Title etched below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Book 3rd. Ch: 13th.", "Vol. I. p. 166"--Lower left, below image., and On page 87 in volume 1. Trimmed to plate mark 260 x 175 mm.
Interior scene with the two men in disquise, one looking in the mirror; a wallshelf with plates, antlers and escutcheon decorate the walls; a heap of clothes on the floor lower left. Through the open door to the outside can be seen a man drinking from a jug seated on a stool at a table under a tree
Alternative Title:
Curate and barber disguising themselves to convey Don Quixote home
Description:
Title etched below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Book 3rd. Ch: 13th.", and "Vol. I. p. 166"--Lower left, below image.
An illustration for Chapter 6 (not Chapter 5) depicts the scene at the end of Marcella's speech
Alternative Title:
Funeral of Chrystom and Marcella vindicating herself and Don Quixote: The funeral of Chrysostom
Description:
Title etched below image., Added titles, state, publisher, and date from Paulson., "Vol. I, p. 71"--Lower left, below image., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
