Item 38: Etching by S[amuel] Rawle, titled “The COTTAGE of the late JOHN WILKES Esq. in the ISLE of WIGHT,” Published by J[ohn] Sewell, 1798 April 1
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 38
Dates
- Created: 1798 April 1
Creator
- Sewell, John, 1733 or 1734-1802 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Etching
Condition Note:
Good
Measurements:
8 ¼ in. x 5 ⅛ in.
Title:
The COTTAGE of the late JOHN WILKES Esq. in the ISLE of WIGHT
Description:
The following item dated April 1, 1798, is an etching by Samuel Rawle, entitled “The COTTAGE of the late JOHN WILKES Esq. in the ISLE of WIGHT,” published by John Sewall posthumus. The image portrays a cottage in the middle distance, with three men standing in the foreground, and the sea in the right. It was published for the European Magazine.
There is an accompanying exhibit note that states: This engraving appeared the year after Wilkes’ death; it shows his “little villa” on the isle of wight, at sandown, where he summered with his daughter in his last years.”
Location:
Cornhill
Transcription:
European Magazine.
Engraved by S. Rawle
The COTTAGE of the late JOHN WILKES Esqr in the ISLE of WIGHT Published by J.Sewell, Cornhill, April 1st, 1798
Engraved by S. Rawle
The COTTAGE of the late JOHN WILKES Esqr in the ISLE of WIGHT Published by J.Sewell, Cornhill, April 1st, 1798
Creator
- Sewell, John, 1733 or 1734-1802 (Person)
- European Magazine (Organization)
- Rawle, Samuel, 1775-1860 (Person)
Repository Details
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