The Rev.d Mr Thomas Warton.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxit. C. Hodges fecit.
London Publish'd July 10th. 1784, by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand.
Mezzotint, state before publisher altered from Humphrey to Rising, title in open letters. 455 x 325mm, 18 x 12¾". Indentation to paper in centre, and repair above title.
Thomas Warton the Younger (1728 - 1790), historian of English poetry and Poet Laureate. The portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) is in the common room of Trinity College, Oxford. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1784.
Chaloner Smith 33: ii/iii. Hamilton p.71, ii/iii. DNB.
[Ref: 21623] £240.00
London Publish'd July 10th. 1784, by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand.
Mezzotint, state before publisher altered from Humphrey to Rising, title in open letters. 455 x 325mm, 18 x 12¾". Indentation to paper in centre, and repair above title.
Thomas Warton the Younger (1728 - 1790), historian of English poetry and Poet Laureate. The portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792) is in the common room of Trinity College, Oxford. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1784.
Chaloner Smith 33: ii/iii. Hamilton p.71, ii/iii. DNB.
[Ref: 21623] £240.00