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James Ward
1769-1859
The Right Honble Edmund Burke / from a Bust by I. Hickey Sculptor to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; Engraved by I. Ward Painter & Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Royal Higness [sic] the Prince of Wales.
Published
[London] : Publish'd by I. Hickey No 128 Oxford Street, [between 1786 and 1795]
mezzotint
image: 454 x 354 mm ; sheet: 479 x 354 mm
Peel 3165
Notes
Caption title.
With the title in the scratched, open-letter state.
John Hickey apparently occupied the premises at 128 Oxford Street from 1786 until the year before his death in 1795. Cf. Graves, Algernon. The Royal Academy of Arts : complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark, with presumed loss of imprint.
With the title in the scratched, open-letter state.
John Hickey apparently occupied the premises at 128 Oxford Street from 1786 until the year before his death in 1795. Cf. Graves, Algernon. The Royal Academy of Arts : complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark, with presumed loss of imprint.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Portrait bust on pedestal, positioned in a niche, facing 3/4 towards the right; depicted wearing robes, with his hair short.
Associated names
Hickey, John, 1751-1795, After.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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