General Blakeney.
This Print done from an Original Painting taken from the Life in Minorca ... dedicated to the ... Associations of Antigallicans, at whose Request ... it was Engrav'd Novemr. 1756.
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| Summary: | Lieutenant-General Baron William Blakeney, (1672-1761), Colonel of Inniskillin Regiment of Foot, former Lieutenant Governor of Minorca, and later Baron Blakeney; whole length, standing, turned to left, legs crossed, left arm on cannon, right hand pointing to view of Minorca in background. He is wearing open coat, long waistcoat, breeches, stockings, low-heeled shoes with buckle. His coat of arms is present outside of frame under image; rectangular frame. |
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| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for I. Ryall & R. Withy at Hogarth's Head in Fleet Street ... ,
November 1756.
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| Notes: | Printed l.c. under image, referring to letters in the image of Minorca: A St. Phillip's Castle, B Charles Fort, C Esplanade & Araval, D Philipet Cove. Printed l.c. under image on sheet: Published according to Act of Parliament. Text in verses under title l.c. on sheet: As when the radiant Sun with chearfull Eye, Darts thro the Gloom of cold December's reign, The grateful Earth salutes the gilded Sky, And vernal pleasure thrills in ev'ry Vein: ... And Blakeneys Fame resounds from Pole to Pole. Printed l.c. under title on sheet: London, Printed for I. Ryall & R. Withy at Hogarth's Head in Fleet Street, where may be had latest & best Metzotinto [sic] of Blakeney Price [1.s.?]. Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; image 27.1 x 23.6 cm., sheet 35.5 x 24.7 cm., cropped within plate mark. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M.Elmes. - Dublin 1937, p. 19. more |
