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Isaac Oliver
Title
Isaac Oliver [graphic] / Isaac Oliver pinxt. ; J. Miller sculp.
Publication
[Twickenham] : [Strawberry Hill Press], [ca. 1762]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving with stipple ; plate mark 18 x 14 cm
Notes
Title etched below image.
Publication information from that of the volume in which the print appeared.
Plate from: Walpole, H. Anecdotes of painting in England ... [Twickenham] : Strawberry Hill, 1762-1771 [i.e. 1780].
"Vol. 1, p. 152"--Upper right corner.
Engraved after a self-portrait miniature by Oliver that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill.
Provenance
Sotheby's 14 July 1924 (Miscellaneous sale), lot 183 to Spencer. Formerly owned by Kirgate's friend William Bawtree (1744-1824) engraver.
Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight.
Summary
"Portrait, half length, to the right, looking at viewer; wearing embroidered doublet, cloak over left shoulder, and ruff, with moustache and short curled hair, one hand on hip; in oval."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2016
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Portrait prints.
Engravings - England - London - 1762.
Etchings - England - London - 1762.
Also listed under
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
Bookmark As
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