James Worsdale Esq.r. Ridendo, dicere, verum.
R.E. Pine pinx.t. W. Dickinson fecit.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1769.
Rare mezzotint. 405 x 285mm (16 x 11¼"). Thread margins, nicks in edges, creased, old ink mss. in inscription area.
A three-quarter portrait of Irish artist and rake James Worsdale (c.1692-1767), a roll of papers inscribed 'Taste' in his pocket, a palette on the balcony behind him, gesturing towards a beehive.
CS 91. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67572] £240.00
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1769.
Rare mezzotint. 405 x 285mm (16 x 11¼"). Thread margins, nicks in edges, creased, old ink mss. in inscription area.
A three-quarter portrait of Irish artist and rake James Worsdale (c.1692-1767), a roll of papers inscribed 'Taste' in his pocket, a palette on the balcony behind him, gesturing towards a beehive.
CS 91. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67572] £240.00