Painted by Mr. Hone, and Engrav'd by Capt.n Baillie.
Oct.r the 20th 1779.
Stipple engraving, 285 x 200mm. 11¼ x 8". Later issue, c.1800.
Portrait of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814) after the painting by Nathaniel Hone. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques.
Timothy Clayton and Anita McConnell, ‘Baillie, William (1723–1810)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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