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William Wilberforce Esq. Member of Parliament for the County of York
Title
William Wilberforce Esq. [graphic] : Member of Parliament for the County of York / engraved by J. Vendramini, from an original drawing by H. Edridge.
Publication
[London] : Published Oct. 27, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London, [27 October 1809]
Physical Description
1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; sheet 37.8 x 28 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822.
Provenance
Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree.
Summary
"Portrait of William Wilberforce, half-length, seated in armchair, directed and looking to the right, reading a book that he is holding close to his face with both hands, wearing double breasted coat with eyeglass on a ribbon hanging around his neck; vignette."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 15, 2023
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, page 468, no. 3
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Portrait prints.
Stipple engravings - England - London - 1809.
Also listed under
Cadell & Davies, publisher.
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