[Mr. Bullock the comedian] [graphic] / Willm. Hogarth pinxt. ; C. Hall aqua forti.

[Working proof before title, imprint in scratched letters].

[London] : Pub. June 1st, 1781 by I. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market, [1 June 1781]

1 print : etching ; sheet 16.2 x 13 cm

laid paper.

George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.

Half-length portrait in oval, directed to front with head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing shirt with open collar, cloak draped over right shoulder and soft cap.

William Bullock, comedian

English

February 22, 2016

Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, page 284