John Lewis of Richmond.
[Painted by T. Stewart. Engraved by R. Field.]
[n.d., c.1793.]
Rare mezzotint. Image 310 x 260mm (12¼ x 10¼" Trimmed to image, title pasted underneath.
Portrait of John Lewis (1713-1792), Richmond resident who owned a brewery near the Thames close to where Terrace Gardens now are. Seated facing the viewer, he holds a stick in his right hand, wearing a dark coat open over a pale double-breasted waistcoat, white cravat and broad-brimmed hat over a chin-length wig. In 1758 Lewis became a celebrity when he re-established the freedom for public to walk through Richmond Park, through a legal case against Princess Amelia. . The Park reopened on 12th May 1758 when ladder style gates were fixed to Ham & Sheen gates in front of a vast gathering of local people. The painting by Stewart, a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds, currently hangs in the Reference Library at the Old Town Hall, Richmond. This was Field's only mezzotint.
Chaloner Smith 1, I of II; in the second state the chair disappears and the name is replaced by a text starting 'Be It Remembered'.
[Ref: 42444] £360.00
[n.d., c.1793.]
Rare mezzotint. Image 310 x 260mm (12¼ x 10¼" Trimmed to image, title pasted underneath.
Portrait of John Lewis (1713-1792), Richmond resident who owned a brewery near the Thames close to where Terrace Gardens now are. Seated facing the viewer, he holds a stick in his right hand, wearing a dark coat open over a pale double-breasted waistcoat, white cravat and broad-brimmed hat over a chin-length wig. In 1758 Lewis became a celebrity when he re-established the freedom for public to walk through Richmond Park, through a legal case against Princess Amelia. . The Park reopened on 12th May 1758 when ladder style gates were fixed to Ham & Sheen gates in front of a vast gathering of local people. The painting by Stewart, a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds, currently hangs in the Reference Library at the Old Town Hall, Richmond. This was Field's only mezzotint.
Chaloner Smith 1, I of II; in the second state the chair disappears and the name is replaced by a text starting 'Be It Remembered'.
[Ref: 42444] £360.00