His Excellency the Marquess Wellesley, K.G. Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland &c. &c. &c. / [graphic]

Found In:

Lewis Walpole Library > His Excellency the Marquess Wellesley, K.G. Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland &c. &c. &c. / [graphic]

33191997

Description

Title: His Excellency the Marquess Wellesley, K.G. Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland &c. &c. &c. / [graphic]
Creator: Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, printmaker
Contributor: Robertson, Andrew, 1777-1845, artist, dedicator.
R. Milliken & J. Allen, publisher.
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., publisher.
Published / Created: [1 February 1827]
Publication Place: London and Dublin
Publisher: Published 1st Feby. 1827, by Messrs. Colnaghi Son & Co., Pall Mall East, London; R. Milliken & J. Allen, Dublin
Abstract: "Portrait of Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, whole length, standing to right, looking to front, his right hand on his hip, holding plumed hat in the left, over a chair; wearing Garter robes and chain with George; sword and mace on cloth embroidered with coat of arms at left, fluted column and curtain behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
"Proof"--Lower left corner of plate.
Dedication etched beneath title: To His Most Gracious Majesty George the Fourth, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. this engraving is humbly dedicated by His Majesty's faithful and devoted subject, Andrew Robertson.
Bound in opposite page 634 (leaf numbered '78' in pencil) in volume 4 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 : plate mark 48 x 34.1 cm, on sheet 50.8 x 35.9 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: Proof.
Language: English