Almost half-length oval portrait of William Beckford, looking left, with a small, rectanguar scene etched below with Beckford as Lord Mayor approaching the throne of George III
Description:
Title etched below image. and Artist identified as A. Carlini in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs April 19, 1798, by J. Wilkes
Almost half-length oval portrait of William Beckford, looking left, with a small, rectanguar scene etched below with Beckford as Lord Mayor approaching the throne of George III
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as A. Carlini in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; plate mark 16.3 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 21.2 cm., and Watermark: 1810.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs April 19, 1798, by J. Wilkes
Almost half-length oval portrait of William Beckford, looking left, with a small, rectanguar scene etched below with Beckford as Lord Mayor approaching the throne of George III
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as A. Carlini in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., and 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; plate mark 16.3 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19.1 x 14.5 cm.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs April 19, 1798, by J. Wilkes
"Portrait of William Beckford, from his monument in the Guildhall; whole length, standing, looking to the left, wearing fur trimed robes and garter chain; seated by his feet to the left 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 on large pedestal; book illustration."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0822.5031., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 24 x 17 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770 and Beckford, William, 1709-1770,
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, 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,
