The Right Honble. Lord Fitzgibbon, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland

Painted by R. Cosway R.A. ; Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R.A.

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Main Creator: Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, engraver.
Contributors:
Cosway, Richard, 1742-1821 artist.
Summary: John Fitzgibbon, (1749-1802), 1st Earl of Clare, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, lawyer and politician; half-length, slightly to right, face directed and looking to left, wig, wearing double-buttoned blue coat, white shirt with collar and frill; oval frame.
Format: PRINTS & DRAWINGS
Language: English
Published / Created: London : W. Dickinson, New Bond Street, August 1st, 1790.
Subjects:
Clare, John Fitzgibbon, > Earl of, > 1748-1802.
Ireland > Lord Chancellor > 1780-1790.
Nobility > Ireland > 1790-1810.
Government officials > Ireland > 1780-1790.
Politicians > Ireland > 1770-1810.
Lawyers > Ireland > 1770-1810.
Portrait prints > British > Hand-colored > 1790-1800.
Intaglio prints > English > Hand-colored > 1790-1800.
Notes:
John Fitzgibbon was Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1793. He was created a Viscount in 1793, became Earl of Clare in 1795, and a peer of Great Britain as Lord Fitzgibbon of Sidbury, Devonshire in 1799.

Two similar impressions of the same print. See EP CLAR- JO (2A) I and EP CLAR-JO (2B) II for more details on other impressions.

Physical description: 1 print : stipple, col. ; oval image 12.9 x 10.8 cm., plate mark 28.3 x 22.8 cm., sheet 35 x 25.6 cm.

Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M.Elmes. - Dublin 1937, p. 40.

Credits: Engraving attributed to Francesco Bartolozzi, (1727-1815), after a painting by Richard Cosway, (1742-1821).
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