John Wilkes Esqr. [graphic] : drawn from the life & etch'd in aquafortis / by Willm. Hogarth.
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker.
- Edition:
- [State 1].
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
[Wm. Hogarth],
publish'd according to act of Parliament May [the] 16, 1763. - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 35.5 x 24 cm, on sheet 40.8 x 28 cm
- Notes:
- Engraved title below image.
State, publisher, and date from Paulson.
"Price 1 shilling." - Abstract:
- Caricatured portrait of John Wilkes shown full-length and seated, holding the Staff of Maintenance mounted with a vessel similar to the Cap of Liberty against his shoulder. Copies of the North Briton newspapers and feather pen and ink well are place on the table to his left.
- Variant Titles:
- John Wilkes Esquire
- Topics:
- Legislators--Great Britain--1763.
Liberty caps. - Topics:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Wilkes, John,--1725-1797--Caricatures and cartoons. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Etchings--England--London--1763.
Portraits--England--London--1763. - Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Hogarth
763.05.16.06.2+
Hogarth 763.05.16.06.2+ Box 200 - Orbis Record:
- 12536493
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr32585
- Citation:
- Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 214
- OID:
- 15947869
- PID:
- digcoll:2792995