Item 3: Engraving of John Wilkes by J[ohn]. Chapman, titled “John Wilkes Esq[uire]", [ca. late eighteenth-early nineteenth century]
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Dates
- Created: [ca. late eighteenth-early nineteenth century]
Creator
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:
5 ¾ in. x 3 ¼ in.
Title:
John Wilkes Esq.
Description:
The following image, dated circa the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, depicts a stipple engraving of John Wilkes by John Chapman. The image depicts Wilkes at bust-length in an oval frame. He is leaning forward slightly, with his head to the left. The caricaturize features are present in this depiction, with an exaggeration of his crossed eyes and underbite. He is wearing a white collar and under-vest. His jacket is a darker color with button detailing. He wears a powdered wig. Beneath the image, printed text depicts “John Wilkes Esqr [Esquire],” along with the engraver’s name, J. Chapman, John Chapman.
The artist of the engraving has been identified as John Chapman by similar stylizations to his other stipple engravings, such as those digitized on the National Portrait Gallery’s website.
The date for the engraving has been estimated by Chapman’s active dates.
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu