Item 122a-d: Four Engravings of “The Right Hon. Isaac Barre,” From an original by Gilbert Charles Stuart, Illustrated by William Evans, Engraved by William Thomas Fry (4 copies) (removed to Print Box #2) , 1817 February 1.
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 122
Dates
- Created: 1817 February 1.
Creator
- Stewart, Gilbert Charles, 1755-1828 (Person)
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Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving
Condition Note:
Fair, one print is very discolored.
Measurements:
a: 12 ¾ x 15 ½ in
b: 16 x 14 ½ in
c: 9 ⅛ x 12 in
D: 14 ¼ x 20 ¼ in
Title:
The Right Honorable Isaac Barre.
Description:
These engravings were produced by William Thomas Fry, February 1, 1817, after a drawing produced by William Evans of an original painting of Isaac Barre by Gilbert Charles Stuart, and published by T. Cadell & W. Davies. Gilbert Charles Stuart was born in 1755 and began copying pictures at the age of thirteen. Later on he had great success in portraiture. He studied under Cosmo Alexander, a Scotch painter, and in 1772 made a journey to Scotland. He eventually found great success in portrait painting and later died in 1828. In his works, his name is often signed “C. G. Stuart”, “G. C. Stuart”, “G. Stuart”, and on a few occasions, “Gabriel Stuart.” William Evans was an English artist who specialized in watercolor painting. He was born at Eton on December 4, 1798. He created views of North Wales and Windsor and left Eton for Droxford, Hampshire in 1818. He died there in 1835. William Thomas Fry was born in 1789 and was a British engraver. His engravings were exhibited at the Suffolk Street exhibition. He died in 1843. The subject of this image, Isaac Barré, was born on October 15, 1726 and was an Anglo-Irish politician and soldier. “He earned distinction serving with the British Army during the Seven Years' War and later became a prominent Member of Parliament, where he was a vocal supporter of William Pitt.” He coined the term “Sons of Liberty” that referred to American colonists who opposed the British government. He died on July 20, 1802.
Two of the manuscripts in the collection depict a mistype regarding the name of Gilbert Stuart. The manuscripts state that the original pictures were by an A. G. Stuart, but it is meant to say G. C. Stuart, indicating Gilbert Charles Stuart.
Location:
Berwick Street.
Transcription:
The Right Hon[ourable] Isaac Barre
From an Original Picture by A. G. Stuart in the Profession of the Earl of St[aint] Vincent
Drawn by W[illiam] Evans, Engraved by W[illiam]. T[homas]. Fry
Published Feb[ruary] 1 1817 by T. cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
D: In Pencil Barre X Proof before letters rare! McC[lintock]
A Black Stamp Stating G. S. McClintock Collection is present at the bottom left hand corner of 127 c, along with the letter K in pencil.
D: In Pencil Barre X Proof before letters rare! McC[lintock]
A Black Stamp Stating G. S. McClintock Collection is present at the bottom left hand corner of 127 c, along with the letter K in pencil.
Creator
- Stewart, Gilbert Charles, 1755-1828 (Person)
- Evans, William, 1789-1835 (Person)
- Fry, William Thomas, 1789-1843 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu