The Reverend Doctor Jonathan Swift, Dean of Saint Patrick's Dublin.
Markham ad vivum delin. ; Burford fecit 1744
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| Summary: | Jonathan Swift, (1667-1745), D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, satirist; nearly whole-length, to right, facing towards and looking to front, seated, in wig, gown and bands, opening in waistcoat showing white vest, right arm on arm of chair, book in hand, left hand on table to right on which lie a book and square cap, bookshelves behind, on top of chair at back a carved harp and crown. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for John Bowles & Son at the BlackHorse in Cornhil,
1744.
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| Notes: | This is an impression from the same plate as EP SWIF-JO (26) II, but reworked, artists' names and date erased. With title and three lines of Latin. According to Act of Parliament. According to Elmes, most probably this portrait by Markham was copied from one of Bindon's portraits, it is most unlikely that Markham ever painted the Dean. Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; image 31.5 x 24.7 cm., plate mark 35 x 24.7 cm., on sheet 40 x 29.8 cm.. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : Stationery Office, [1938], p. 198. Citations/References: C.S., 16 more |
| Credits: | Attributed to Alexander Van Haecken(1701-1758), after an original painting by Markham. |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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EP SWIF-JO (26A) III |
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