
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. |
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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. |
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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.
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Credits: |
Engraving attributed to Francesco Bartolozzi, (1727-1815), after a painting by Richard Cosway, (1742-1821). |
Call Number | View in | Collection |
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EP CLAR-JO (2) II |
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