Earl of Bute, the Maecenus of Botany An allegorical representation of the prosperity of Great Britain under Lord Bute's administration / [graphic]

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Description

Title
Earl of Bute, the Maecenus of Botany An allegorical representation of the prosperity of Great Britain under Lord Bute's administration / [graphic]
Creator
Watson, Caroline, 1760 or 1761-1814, printmaker
Contributor
Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857, artist.
Published / Created
[not after 1814]
Publication Place
London?
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

"Portrait of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, half-length, directed to front, with head tilted to left, looking towards the viewer; wearing wig, peer's ermine robe with chain, and neckerchief; in an oval, bordered by line, surmounted by five-petalled flowers, with tablet below behind; below, allegorical image, showing three female figures on a platform in a tent, and a fourth seated at left, holding a cornucopia; ship at sea in background at left; illustration to Thornton's 'A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus' (1805); from a drawing by Uwins, after Ramsay."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Two images, each separately titled below.
Below image of the Earl of Bute is the allegorical representation of sitter's life's work. Statement of responsibility from second image.
Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text.
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.
Extent
1 print : sheet 38.2 x 28.0 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Portraits B983 no. 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1814
Material
stipple engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792,
Subjects
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
England > London > 1814

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Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
11162458
Object ID (OID)
10928401

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