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
"Double portrait after West (Staley 683); whole-length, the Duke at left, leaning on a pedestal and wearing his robes, his coronet just visible behind his right arm, Edward standing beside, his right hand on his brother's shoulder and left on his hip; curtain behind at left; state published by Humphrey. 1774 as re-issued in 1780."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved within bottom portion of image., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 578 (leaf numbered '7' 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:
Pubd. 24 June 1780 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, and Bentinck, Edward Charles, Lord, 1744-1819,
"Portrait, half-length to the left, his left hand on hip, looking towards the viewer, holding a letter addressed to him as Secretary for War in his right hand at waist level, wearing a dark coat, cravat and long, pale wig; arms below; lettered state."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the print was issued., Plate no. 33 from: Faber, J. Kit-Cat Club : done from the original paintings of Sr. Godfrey Kneller. London : Tonson and Faber, [1732-1735]., Plate numbered "33" in lower right corner., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 570 (leaf numbered '163' 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:
J. Tonson & J. Faber
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764, and Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764.
"Portrait, three-quarter length seated directed to left, wearing a dark coat with one button fastened, legs crossed, looking towards the viewer, holding a paper on his knee labelled 'Kent Petition 1780...', with writing materials on the table beside him and a view of a park through the window to left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, artist, and imprint from published state the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1841,0313.154.
Portrait of politician Frank Sheridan; bust-length in profile to left, with beard and wearing a collar and jacket
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., "Frank Sheridan" written beneath Lewis Walpole Library impression, on mounting page., Richard James Lane lithographed the majority (possibly all) of the profile portraits after D'Orsay that were published by J. Mitchelll; see Curator's comments in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1907,1018.99., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted before page [vii] (leaf numbered '7' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published by J. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond Street and C. Graf, lith. to Her Majesty
"Portrait standing three-quarter length with his right hand inside his coat, holding papers in his left hand, head turned in three-quarter profile to left; wearing dark suit, white cravat and his hair short, with long sideburns; pillar behind at left."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Right Honble. G. Canning, M.P. and Right Honourable George Canning, M.P.
Description:
Title devised by cataloger; alternative title from lettered state., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on lettered state: Painted by T. Stewardson Esqr., portrait painter to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales ; engrav'd by William Ward, engraver to their R.H. the Prince Regent & Duke of York., Proof before letters. For the lettered state with the title "The Right Honble. G. Canning, M.P.", see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.6204., Publication information inferred from imprint on lettered state: Publishd. Novr. 1, 1813, by Wm. Ward, 24 Buckingham Place, Fitzroy Square., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., Bound in opposite page 550 (leaf numbered '138' 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 Manuscript title "George Canning" in ink below image.
Title devised from British Museum catalogue., Tim Bobbin is John Collier's pseudonym., Printmaker's name burnished from plate with only part of initial letters remaining., Plate from: Human passions delineated in above 120 figures ... by Timo. Bobbin. [Manchester] : John Heywood, 1773., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on verso is description in verse of the image: Plate 17. When Charles the second's jocund reign began, all thought strict justice must lead up to van ...
"Portrait of John Russell, standing to right with arms folded, looking to front, next to a column on a pedestal, draped with curtain at top; holding papers of the reform bill in his right hand; wearing a buttoned coat with velvet collar, white standing collar and black neckerchief; after Hayter; scratched-letter state without title."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Right Honble. Lord John Russell, M.P. : one of His Majesties principal Secretaries of State, 1836 and Right Honourable Lord John Russell, M.P.
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger; alternative title from published state., Scratched-letter state, before title "The Right Honble. Lord John Russell, M.P. ..." added. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1841,1113.119., and Bound in opposite page 274 (leaf numbered '92' 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:
Published Augt. 1836 by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Pall Mall East, & Hodgson & Graves, Pall Mall
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Parliamentarian, statesman, and leader of the Whig party
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed on mount, lower center: D.B., Lady Diana Beauclerk, English artist, 1734-1808., and For further information, consult library staff.
