Prince Hoare Esq\r.
Prints and Maps
Jean Conde (Printmaker)
James Northcote R.A. (Painter)
John Sewell (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
March 1 1798 (1798-1798)
Ink; Paper (wove)
Stipple engraved, Etched
1967.2418
Object Number1967.2418 |
Print (Engraving)
Prince Hoare Esq\r.
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
Jean Conde (Printmaker)
1765-7/1794
John Condé (printmaker; painter/draughtsman; French; British; Male; 1765 - 1794)
Also known as: Condé, John; Condé, Jean; Condee, John
Address: 53 Wells Street, London 63 Queen Anne Street East (1792)
Biography:
Stipple engraver and publisher, brother of Peter. b.France (so Jean originally), trained in Paris under David, to London with Boydell in 1787 where remained for the rest of his life. Worked after Cosway and others. In RA Schools, winning a silver medal in 1788. Died young in July 1794.
Bibliography:
DNB (by Stephen Lloyd)
G.C.Williamson in Connoisseur 32 1912, pp.241-9
'Burlington Magazine' August 1992, p.484 (on move to London in 1787 with Boydell)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=128714
James Northcote R.A. (Painter)
1746-1831
John Sewell (Publisher)-1802
Isaac Reed, and his co-partners John Sewell and Daniel Braithwaite, were proprietors of "The European Magazine, and London Review" from 1782 until 1802. Launched in January 1782 by the journalist James Perry as the mouthpiece of the Philological Society of London, the "European Magazine" was dedicated (according to its subtitle) to the mission of bringing to its readers "the Literature, History, Politics, Arts, Manners, and Amusements of the Age."
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
March 1 1798 (1798-1798)
1. Inscription; Center beneath image; Engraved by Conde` from an Original Picture by Northcote.
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Published by J. Sewell, Cornhill, March 1\st. 1798.
Portrait
Ink; Paper (wove)
Stipple engraved, Etched
8.38 (H) , 5.3 (W) , 5.41 (Image H) , 3.24 (Image W)
21.28 (H) , 13.4 (W) , 5.41 (Image H) , 3.24 (Image W)
Plate H: 5.9 in. (14.9 cm). Plate W: 4.1 in. (10.4 cm). Plate marks very faint.
Sewell, John
03/01/798
Cornhill, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
none
Print (possibly frontispiece) from a 1798 issue of the "European Magazine."
Text available soon.