Sir Joseph Radcliffe of Milns-Bridge-House near Huddersfield Bar.t. For the Prompt & Judicius Exertions of this Intrepid Magistrate during a Period of Insubordination, Danger & Alarm, in the year 1812. His Sovereign Created Him a Baronet with the Singular Favor of a Gratuitous Patent. The Original Portrait placed in the Court House at Wakefield, and This Print are the tribute of Public Respect and Gratitude.
Painted by W. Owen R.A. Portrait Painter to H.R.H. the Prince Regent. Engraved by J. Heath, Engraver to His Majesty & H.R.H. the Prince Regent.
[n.d., 1813.]
Engraving on chine collé. Sheet 580 x 365mm (220 x 14˝"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Portrait of Joseph Radcliffe (1744-1819), seated with a large dog lying between his feet. A magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Radcliffe gained a reputation for heavy-handed justice. 'The Insubordination' commemorated by this portrait was that of the Luddites: he used spies and informers to infiltrate workers' meetings and, having sent three men to trial, sat on the jury that sentenced them to death. He then watched the hanging.
[Ref: 60122] £280.00
[n.d., 1813.]
Engraving on chine collé. Sheet 580 x 365mm (220 x 14˝"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Portrait of Joseph Radcliffe (1744-1819), seated with a large dog lying between his feet. A magistrate for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Radcliffe gained a reputation for heavy-handed justice. 'The Insubordination' commemorated by this portrait was that of the Luddites: he used spies and informers to infiltrate workers' meetings and, having sent three men to trial, sat on the jury that sentenced them to death. He then watched the hanging.
[Ref: 60122] £280.00