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The North Briton
Title
The North Briton.
Published
[London] : [publisher not identified], [21 May 1763]
Physical Description
6 unnumbered pages : 1 portrait ; 32 x 20 cm
Extent
Number XVII (Saturday, May the 21st, 1763).
Notes
Drop-head title with woodcut caricature portrait of Hogarth.
Issue of "The North Briton", number XVII, first published 25 September 1762 and re-issued on 21 May 1763, with a woodcut profile caricature of Hogarth after the self-portrait in "The gate of Calais" (Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 214).
The North Briton was principally written by John Wilkes, with editorial assistance and contributions from Charles Churchill. This issue comprises an essay on Hogarth.
Provenance
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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, no. 4053
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Caricatures.
Woodcuts - England - London.
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