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John Wilkes Esq.r. Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex. Friend to Libery, a Lover of his King, opposer of Ministerial Tyranny & Defender of his Country._
R.E Pine pinxt. Kitcheman delin.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map adn Printseller, N.o53 Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1768]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Very faint foxing.
Three-quarter length portrait of John Wilkes (1725 - 1797), seated at a table wearing a coat with braiding and large cuffs, and frilled cravat, powdered hair brushed back, left hand on his thigh, right hand holding quill poised over sheets of paper, looking up to left at a classical statuette of a female figure holding a mirror and large shield decorated with a shining sun, a volume labelled 'Sydney on Gov', a letter addressed 'To Hump,,y Cotes Esqr London' and a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta' on the table, and a plaque with a bust of Hampden leaning against it to lower left. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament. The painting by Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788) is in the Parliamentary Art Collection.
CS ENA 161 i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68784] £360.00
R.E Pine pinxt. Kitcheman delin.
London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map adn Printseller, N.o53 Fleet Street. [n.d. c.1768]
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 250mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. On 18th century watermarked paper. Very faint foxing.
Three-quarter length portrait of John Wilkes (1725 - 1797), seated at a table wearing a coat with braiding and large cuffs, and frilled cravat, powdered hair brushed back, left hand on his thigh, right hand holding quill poised over sheets of paper, looking up to left at a classical statuette of a female figure holding a mirror and large shield decorated with a shining sun, a volume labelled 'Sydney on Gov', a letter addressed 'To Hump,,y Cotes Esqr London' and a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta' on the table, and a plaque with a bust of Hampden leaning against it to lower left. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament. The painting by Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788) is in the Parliamentary Art Collection.
CS ENA 161 i of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68784] £360.00
The Right Honourable John Wilkes Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London. And Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex in the year 1775.
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.
Mezzotint with hand-colour, 350 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins. Foxed. Light creasing, bit tatty.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68788] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.
Mezzotint with hand-colour, 350 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Small margins. Foxed. Light creasing, bit tatty.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68788] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Right Honourable John Wilkes Esq.r Lord Mayor of the City of London. And Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex in the year 1775.
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
[Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.]
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"), with large margins on three sides. On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate at the bottom losing the publication line.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68791] £320.00
[after John Dixon?] Carrington Bowles excudit
[Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls ChurchYard, London. Published as the Act directs Nov.r 9.th 1774.]
Mezzotint, sheet 345 x 255mm (13½ x 10"), with large margins on three sides. On 18th century watermarked paper. Trimmed within plate at the bottom losing the publication line.
Whole length seated portrait of John Wilkes (1727-97), wearing fur lined robes and chains of office, holding a scroll marked 'Magna Charta', leaning on a table on which is a copy of his letter 'To the Gentlemen Clergy & Freeholders of the County of Middlesex', and 'Bill of Rights'. Wilkes was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters, rather than the House of Commons, to determine their representatives. In 1768, angry protests of his supporters were suppressed in the Massacre of St George's Fields. In 1771, he was instrumental in obliging the government to concede the right of printers to publish verbatim accounts of parliamentary debates. In 1776, he introduced the first bill for parliamentary reform in the British Parliament.
CS undescribed. Russell 161. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68791] £320.00
![[John Wilkes.] Arms of Liberty and Slevery.](jpegs/68935.jpg)
[John Wilkes.] Arms of Liberty and Slevery. To the Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of Middlesex [...] I am, With gratitude and esteem, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient humble Servant, John Wilkes. King's Bench Prison. Saturday, June 18, 1768.
[1768]
Broadside, etching and letterpress. Sheet 370 x 245mm (14½ x 9½"), large margins. Folds and creasing.
A very rare broadside, purporting to be written by John Wilkes soon after his imprisonment in 1768 for publishing the North Briton and the Essay on Woman in 1764. Mock coats-of-arms for Wilkes show his portrait supported by John Glynn and Earl Temple with the motto "Always Ready in a Good Cause"; those for Lord Mansfield show Lord Bute and the Devil with the motto "Justice Sans Pitie".
BM Satires 4207.
[Ref: 68935] £1,350.00 (£1620.00 incl.VAT)
[1768]
Broadside, etching and letterpress. Sheet 370 x 245mm (14½ x 9½"), large margins. Folds and creasing.
A very rare broadside, purporting to be written by John Wilkes soon after his imprisonment in 1768 for publishing the North Briton and the Essay on Woman in 1764. Mock coats-of-arms for Wilkes show his portrait supported by John Glynn and Earl Temple with the motto "Always Ready in a Good Cause"; those for Lord Mansfield show Lord Bute and the Devil with the motto "Justice Sans Pitie".
BM Satires 4207.
[Ref: 68935] £1,350.00 (£1620.00 incl.VAT)
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