"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 149), nearly half-length, standing to front, with head turned to look to left; his left arm held slightly apart from his body; wearing a buttoned coat, neckerchief tied in a bow, and frill."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title etched below image., Probably a later state; the plate is scratched around the title and all publication information has been removed. For a proof state with the title in open lettering and a lightly etched publication line, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 24+., and Date of publication based on that of a probable earlier state in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits.
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 149), nearly half-length, standing to front, with head turned to look to left; his left arm held slightly apart from his body; wearing a buttoned coat, neckerchief tied in a bow, and frill."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier proof state
Description:
Title etched below image. and "Proof."--Lower left corner.
Portrait of William Beckford, from his monument in the Guildhall; whole length, standing, looking to the left, wearing fur trimmed robes and garter chain; seated by his feet to the left is a female personification of the City of London weeping, and on the right the figure of Trade & Commerce shown slouching with head bowed; the statue stands on a large pedestal with long inscription addressed "Most Gracious Sovereign".
Description:
Title from text etched on the pedestal in image., Dedication etched at bottom of plate, above imprint: Humbly inscribed by permission to the Right Honble. Brass Crosby Esqr. Lord Mayor, the Worshipfull Court of Alderman, the Sheriffs & the Common Councilmen of the City of London by their much obliged humble servt. Jno. Smith., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left edge., and William Beckford: Sugar merchant with estates in Jamaica. Member of Parliament; Lord Mayor of London; supporter of Wilkes. Father of William Thomas Beckford, the author of "Vathek", to whom he left £1,000,000.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Title from letterpress text below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appears., Below image are four paragraphs of letterpress text with the heading "William Beckford" that contain biographical information; the number "23" is printed below the final paragraph in the lower left., Plate from: The biographical magazine. London : Printed for Effingham Wilson and Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, v. 2 (1820), Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., and Mounted to 41 cm in card stock folder.
"Portrait of William Beckford after Reynolds (Mannings 149); head and shoulders facing to left, in cravat and plain coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Later state, with the image reduced in size and the title and statements of responsibility reengraved, of a plate formerly issued with the publication line: London, 1835, Published by R. Bentley. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 21., Date of publiction based on that of earlier state., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with slight loss of text from statements of responsibility and possible loss of imprint statement.
"Portrait of William Beckford after Reynolds (Mannings 149); head and shoulders facing to left, in cravat and plain coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Year of publication in imprint statement follows "London" and precedes "Published by R. Bentley.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Portrait of William Beckford, standing, looking to the left, wearing robes and chain; in decorative rectangular frame with writing ornaments at top; illustration to Baxter's 'History of England'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from that of the volume for which the print was issued., and Plate from: Baxter, J. A new and impartial history of England ... London : Printed for the proprietors; and sold by H.D. Symonds, [1796]
Titles from text above or below each image., Printmaker identified as J.S. Müller in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Date of publication from that of the periodical for which the print was issued., Plate from: London Magazine. London : Printed for R. Baldwin, v. 38 (1769), page 591., and Images of three portrait medallions on one plate, each individually titled.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770,, Townsend, James, -1787,, and Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795,
