Mons:r De Voltaire.
Prints and Maps
Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)
L. Sen (Draftsman)
John Bowles (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1750-1760
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
1965.2618
Object Number1965.2618 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Mons:r De Voltaire.
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)
1721-1775
L. Sen (Draftsman)
John Bowles (Publisher)
c.1701-1779
John Bowles traded under his own name from c. 1724-1754 and 1764-1779. He trained his son Carington Bowles (1724-1792) and they traded together as John Bowles and Son from 1754 to 1764. John's brother Thomas Bowles (1712-1767) had a similar business in St. Paul's Churchyard, which Carington took over in 1764 when his uncle retired. Carington and John then began trading separately under their own names. Carington was succeeded by his son Henry Carington Bowles (1763-1830), who printed under the name Bowles & Carver (with Samuel Carver). John was succeeded by Robert Wilkinson.
John Bowles, and later John Bowles and Son, used the inscription "at the Black Horse in Cornhill" until 1766, when fire damaged his shop. He relocated to No. 13 Cornhill by 1768.
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1750-1760
1. Inscription; Lower right; Houston fec.t
2. Inscription; Lower left; L Sen, delin.t
3. Inscription; Lower center; London Printed for John Bowles.
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
15.2 (H) , 11.2 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
38.5 (H) , 28.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
Plate H: 14 in. (35.5 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).
Bowles, John
London, England, United Kingdom
I
None
Only one state recorded.
Text available soon.
[Book] Smith, John Chaloner. 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits; Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the early part of the present century. 2. 461-940.
• See p.691 no.119.