Item 30: Engraving by Unknown of John Wilkes, Printed in [The Lady’s Magazine], 1772 [October]
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 30
Dates
- Created: 1772 [October]
Creator
- The Lady's Magazine (Organization)
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:
9 in. x 5 ½ in.
Title:
John Wilkes Esq.
Description:
The following item dated October 1772, depicts an engraving of John Wilkes, published for Lady’s Magazine. In the image, Wilkes is captured in a whole-body figure, posing in potential Parliamentary robes, an ornate chest chain, and black buckle shoes. He is directed left, where he points his left hand and looks out of frame. In other items with this engraving depicted for printing in Lady’s Magazine, an inscription is included beneath the image, stating elections in offices of Alderman, Sheriff, and Lord Mayor of London, from January 1769, July 1771, and October 1772.
Transcription:
John Wilkes Esq[ui]r[e]
In Pencil: From the the Lady’s Magazine 1772
In Pencil: From the the Lady’s Magazine 1772
Creator
- The Lady's Magazine (Organization)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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