"Portrait, half-length directed to right, wearing dark clerical vestments, bands and a short white wig, looking towards the viewer with his hands on his knees."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printseller identified as J. Faber in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Price 1s. 6d.", After a painting by Eccardt, commissioned by Horace Walpole, that hung in Mr. Walpole's Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill. Cf. National Portrait Gallery, London, no.: NPG 626., Mounted on page 112 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 : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 32 x 22.7 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement and price from bottom edge., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Sold [by J. Faber] at the Golden Head near the church, Bloomsbury Square
"Portrait, half-length directed to right, wearing dark clerical vestments, bands and a short white wig, looking towards the viewer with his hands on his knees."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printseller identified as J. Faber in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Price 1s. 6d.", After a painting by Eccardt, commissioned by Horace Walpole, that hung in Mr. Walpole's Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill. Cf. National Portrait Gallery, London, no.: NPG 626., and Mounted on page 92 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: 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 12.
Publisher:
Sold [by J. Faber] at the Golden Head near the church, Bloomsbury Square
"Portrait, half-length, in oval, bodice with row of jewels down front, the edge of an ermine-trimmed cloak visible behind the right shoulder, hair dressed up with pearls, sleeves with rounded petal ends, and drop pearl earrings, head turned to left, looking towards front."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Mounted on leaf numbered 8 in an album of 49 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm., and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed for Thos. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard and Ino. Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill
"Portrait half length, in oval frame, directed towards right, facing towards and looking to front, pearls in hair, earring, curl on left shoulder, jewelled bodice, coronet on cushion to right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Her Royal Highness Augusta Princess of Wales
Description:
Title from caption below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.4209., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on leaf numbered 6 in an album of 49 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm., and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
"Portrait after Jonathan Richardson, seen almost half length, directed slightly to right within oval frame, head turned to face left, wearing open plain, open coat, neckcloth and cap."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mr. Matthew Prior
Description:
Title from caption below image., "JS" in Simon's name forms a monogram., First published state, before addition of further publication detail; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: P,8.231., Date of publication from publisher's death date., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top, left, and right.
Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1751 and 1774]
Call Number:
751.00.00.49+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
With one arm encircling her waist, a man holds the hand of a young woman outside a fashionable residence, unaware that another gentleman kisses the woman's other hand behind his back. Above the doorway of the residence is etched he name "Notaris” and “Slik-op Notaris” on the left door frame. In the background a third gentleman smiles and points to the grouping in the foreground. In the distance at the back of the residence a maid stands in an archway; beyound her a view of the town
Alternative Title:
Guardian coax'd and Guardian coaxed
Description:
Title etched below image, between verses., Numbered '134' in upper right corner above image., Publication date from: Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800., Image from a scene in Molière's L'École des maris, 1661; translated by IJsbrand Vincent as De listige vrijster of de verschalkte voogd, 1690: Troost, Possibly after a painting by Jan Josef Horemans (1714-1792)., Four stanzas of verse in two columns on either side of title: Chloe 'tis true with charming leer, you coax your am'rous guardian here ... and bless thy youthful lover., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and For further information consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, print & map seller, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
