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William Esdaile Esq. of Clapham Common
Title
[William Esdaile Esq. of Clapham Common] [graphic].
Publication
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1826]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving on paper mounted on chine collé mounted ; sheet 24.8 x 21 cm, on sheet 32.4 x 23 cm, on sheet 42.1 x 30 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title from annotation on verso.
Name of printmaker and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0410.319.
Place of publication surmised from printmaker's presumed place of activity.
Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Summary
"Portrait of William Esdaile, seated to left on a chair, with head turned to look to front; his left hand resting on his knee, and right arm on a table on which lies a book, holding a print or drawing in his hand; wearing a dark double-breasted tailcoat, breeches, stockings, white neckerchief and frill; border of double line surrounding image; after Sharples."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 04, 2013
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of prints and drawings in the British museum, v. 2, page 170
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Engravings - England - London - 1826.
Chine collé prints - England - 1826.
Annotations (Provenance) - 18th century.
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