The Right Hon. Henry Grattan Member of Parliament for the City of Dublin / [graphic]

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Title: The Right Hon. Henry Grattan Member of Parliament for the City of Dublin / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Right Honourable Henry Grattan
Creator: Godby, J. (James), active 1798-1812, printmaker
Contributor: Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835, artist.
Cadell & Davies, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 December 1810]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Dec. 1, 1810, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Abstract: "Portrait of Henry Grattan, half length, seated in an armchair, directed and looking to the right, wearing double breasted coat, white neckerchief tied in a bow with frill; curtain behind; after Pope; vignette."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: 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.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 312 (leaf numbered '136' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
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. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 37.6 x 28.1 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English