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Encombe, the Seat of William Morton Pitt, Esqr.
Encombe, the Seat of William Morton Pitt, Esqr.
W. Tompkins del. V.M. Picot sculp.
[n.d. c.1800.]
Engraving. Plate 253 x 427mm. 10 x 16¾".
William Pitt Morton, son of John Pitt who built the house that stands today, sold the house on in 1807 to John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, who was then the Lord Chancellor.
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[The Fool of Quality]. Master Harry Clinton, releaving the distress of the Country Girl.
[The Fool of Quality]. Master Harry Clinton, releaving the distress of the Country Girl. [&] Mrs Vindex, meeting with Master Harry Clinton.
P.W. Tompkins delin.t. F. Bartolozzi R.A. sculp.t.
Pub, as the Act directs, April 1. 1791 by I.F> Tomkins No 49. New Bond Street.
Pair of stipple engravings, printed in brown. 290 x 230mm (11½ x 9"). Some small tears outside platemark.
Two scenes from 'The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland', written by the Irish writer Henry Brooke and published in five volumes 1765-70. It tells the story of Harry Clinton who, rejected by his decadent and aristocratic father, is educated on enlightened principles by his philanthropic uncle. Inspired by the Methodist movement, it was influential in its day: Charles Kingsley described it as 'more pure, sacred and eternal than anything since the Faerie Queene'. However to modern taste it is rambling and sentimental: Walter Allen, author of the important study 'The English Novel' (1954), called it 'one of the worst novels ever written, but a remarkable book'.
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Kingston in Dorsetshire a Seat of John Pitt Esqr.
Kingston in Dorsetshire a Seat of John Pitt Esqr.
W. Tompkins del. V.M. Picot Sculp.
[1773]
Engraving. Plate 247 x 438mm. 9¾ x 17¼".
Plate from 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset'.
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