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On Display: House - Essex Room
Print (Mezzotint)
The Right Honourable William Pitt Esq,,\r/ One of His Majesty's Principal Secretary's of State/ And One of His Majesty's most Hon.\ble Privy Council.
Richard Houston, William Hoare, John Bowles & Son
1770-1778
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.2999
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2999
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Right Honourable William Pitt Esq,,\r/ One of His Majesty's Principal Secretary's of State/ And One of His Majesty's most Hon.\ble Privy Council.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Richard Houston (Mezzotinter); William Hoare (Painter); John Bowles & Son (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1778
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: R. Houston Fecit
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: W. Hoare Pinx\t
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Armorial device
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
15.8 (H) x 11.48 (W) x 13.6 (Image H) x 11.04 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.1 (H) x 29.15 (W) x 34.5 (Image H) x 28.05 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 15.5 in. (39.3 cm). Plate W: 11.04 in. (28.05 cm). Chain interval: 3.1-3.2 cm; Laid line frequency: 8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles & Son
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
John Bowles & Son
Edition State
II or III
Edition Watermark
Two cartouches through the center
Edition Notes
Variant of second state, or third, unrecorded state.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 28, pp.92-93.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.
• Print listed as no. 92, pp. 679-680.