Portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram, shown bust-length to right within oval frame, eyes to the right, his shoulder-length hair loose, wearing plain, open coat and white necktie; after Hogarth. Below frame, a "frontview of [the] Founding Hospital."
Description:
Title from text in image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of printmaker's signature and imprint from bottom edge, and periodical's name and date from top edge. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.4783., Plate from: The London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. London : R. Baldwin, v. 18 (1749), opposite p. 239., "Engrav'd for [the] London magazine 1749"--Above image., and On page 107 in volume 2.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Baldwin Junr. at the Rose in Pater Noster Row
Full length portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram who began his career in shipping and trading, both in America and England, gaining a wide knowledge of colonial affairs. Later became projector of the Foundling Hospital, shown sitting, directed, facing and looking to the left, wearing open coat over vest and cravat, holding gloves in his left hand and a medal in his right hand, hat on the floor by his right foot; surrounded by emblems representing his mercatilist and philanthropic activities, including a scroll lettered "The Royal Charter" and a globe on the right; column and view of the sea and boats behind
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Copy., and On page 107 in volume 2.
McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1794]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Full length portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram who began his career in shipping and trading, both in America and England, gaining a wide knowledge of colonial affairs. Later became projector of the Foundling Hospital, shown bust-length to left within oval frame, eyes to front, his shoulder-length hair loose, wearing plain, open coat and white necktie; after Hogarth
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state with imprint: Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 107 in volume 2.
Full length portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram who began his career in shipping and trading, both in America and England, gaining a wide knowledge of colonial affairs. Later became projector of the Foundling Hospital, shown sitting, directed, facing and looking to the left, wearing open coat over vest and cravat, holding gloves in his left hand and a medal in his right hand, hat on the floor by his right foot; surrounded by emblems representing his mercatilist and philanthropic activities, including a scroll lettered "The Royal Charter" and a globe on the right; column and view of the sea and boats behind
Alternative Title:
Captain Thomas Coram
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker and imprint from later state., Later state with lettering below the image with title, continuing "who after 17 years unwearied application, obtained the Charter of the Foundling Hospital, / To the Governors & Guardians of the Hospital, this Print is humbly dedicated / by their obedient humble Servt / R. Cribb", production and publication details: "W. Hogarth Pinxt" "London, Published Dec. 1. 1796, by R. Cribb No 288 Holborn" and "W. Nutter sculpt"., Sheet trimmed to plate mark except at bottom., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at bottom of print: Not in Nichols's book. Proof impression., and On page 222 in volume 3.
Full length portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram who began his career in shipping and trading, both in America and England, gaining a wide knowledge of colonial affairs. Later became projector of the Foundling Hospital, shown sitting, directed, facing and looking to the left, wearing open coat over vest and cravat, holding gloves in his left hand and a medal in his right hand, hat on the floor by his right foot; surrounded by emblems representing his mercatilist and philanthropic activities, including a scroll lettered "The Royal Charter" and a globe on the right; column and view of the sea and boats behind
Alternative Title:
Captain Thomas Coram
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker and imprint from later state., Later state with lettering below the image with title, continuing "... To the Governors & Guardians of the Hospital, this Print is humbly dedicated / by their obedient humble Servt / R. Cribb"., Sheet trimmed to plate mark except at bottom., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at bottom of print: Not in Nichols's book., and On page 223 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Published Dec. 1, 1796 by R. Cribb, No. 288 Holborn
"Portrait of William Wilberforce, half-length, seated in armchair, directed and looking to the right, reading a book that he is holding close to his face with both hands, wearing double breasted coat with eyeglass on a ribbon hanging around his neck; vignette."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 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., and Mounted opposite page 510 (leaf numbered '105' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published Oct. 27, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1781?]
Call Number:
Portraits H252 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Engraving of Thomas Orde's portrait of the British philanthropist Jonas Hanway, three-quarters length in profile looking left and seated at a table writing; with a quotation from Horace etched below the oval portrait, "En fides et pax et honor ... virtus audet. Hor. Cax. Soc."
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Quotation etched below image: "En fides et pax et honor pudory, prisous, et neglects redire virtus audet. Hor. Car. Sec."
"Portrait of William Wilberforce, MP, half-length seated at a table on which stand the 'Parliamentary Register' and 'Debates', holding folded in his hand the 'Slave Trade Abolition Bill'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from lettered state., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on lettered state: Painted by the late John Russell Esqr. R.A., crayon painter to the King, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of York ; engraved by James Heath A.R.A., Proof before all letters. For a lettered state with the imprint "Published Novr. 26, 1807, by William Faden, Geographer to the King &c., Charing Cross, John Hatchard, Bookseller to the Queen, 190 Piccadilly, and William Russell, 17 Newman Street," see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1899,0805.4., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., Mounted opposite page 512 (leaf numbered '107' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan., and Later ink annotation below print, on mounting sheet: William Wilberforce (Slave Abolitionist).
