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Mr. Bullock the comedian
Title
[Mr. Bullock the comedian] [graphic] / Willm. Hogarth pinxt. ; C. Hall sc.
Edition
[Working proof with "B' in title position, imprint in scratched letters].
Publication
[London] : Pub. June 1st, 1781 by I. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market, [1 June 1781]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 16.0 x 12 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title from published state. See British Museum online catalogue Registration number: K,58.77.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
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.
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.
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
William Bullock, comedian
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 22, 2016
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, no. 1, page 284
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Annotations (Provenance) - 18th century.
Portrait prints.
Working proofs.
Etchings - England - London - 1781.
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