Charles Heath
1785-1848
Burke / engraved by Chas. Heath.
Published
[London] : Published by Thos. Tegg, Cheapside, [between 1804 and 1846]
stipple engraving
image: 107 x 65 mm ; sheet: 226 x 152 mm
Peel 3177
Notes
Title from item.
Engraved after a portrait painting of Edmund Burke by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Publisher Thomas Tegg operated out of premises on Cheapside from the year 1804 until his death in 1846.
Library's copy is a chine collé impression.
Engraved after a portrait painting of Edmund Burke by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Publisher Thomas Tegg operated out of premises on Cheapside from the year 1804 until his death in 1846.
Library's copy is a chine collé impression.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Head and shoulders portrait of Edmund Burke, turned 3/4 to the right, with powdered hair, plain dress, coat unbuttoned and top of waistcoat, showing frill; within ornamented, rectangular frame, a swag at the top, with the name "Burke" written upon it. Name of engraver, and name of publisher, below.
Associated names
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, After.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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