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Mr. J.D. Powles. [in pencil]
Mr. J.D. Powles. [in pencil]
[Painted by I. Jackson Esqr. R.A. Engraved by W. Ward, A.R.A. Engraver to his Majesty, & to H.R.H. the Duke of York.]
[n.d. c.1800. 'Private print' inscribed lower left.]
Mezzotint, unfinshed touched proof before letters 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾") Hair touched up in pencil. Creasing and foxing within plate but not image. Small margins.
A portrait of John Diston Powles (c.1787 – 1867), administrative reformer and company promoter. Powles, Brothers & Co. was a London-based firm established by John Diston Powles in partnership with two brothers, engaged in business activities involving Latin America. In the mid-1820s Powles was heavily involved in the promotion of South American mining companies, and enlisted a young Benjamin Disraeli (1804 –81) to write pamphlets promoting these mines.
F. 225. CS69A. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65885]   £320.00  
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