Item 16: Engraving of John Wilkes by William Hogarth, no date
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 16
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving.
Condition Note:
Good
Measurements:
10 ⅞ in. x 7 ¾ in. (with backing); 5 ½ in. x 3 ⅝ in. (without backing)
Title:
This engraving depicts John Wilkes sitting down less formally. He is cross-eyed and smiling with a mouth of crooked teeth. This is a French copy of Hogarth’s print.
Transcription:
John Wilkes Esqr
gravé d’après l’original du Sieur Hogarth à Londres.
{Rough Translation} {engraved after the original by Sieur Hogarth in London.}
{Rough Translation} {engraved after the original by Sieur Hogarth in London.}
Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (Person)
Repository Details
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu