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Cleanse thy stuff'd bosom of that perilous Stuff (Shaks.r Mack;); A Seller of Pamphlets, 1767: P.14835-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cleanse thy stuff'd bosom of that perilous Stuff (Shaks.r Mack;); A Seller of Pamphlets, 1767
Portrait of of William Lynch, Seller of Pamphlets

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bretherton, Charles
Draughtsman: Orde, Thomas (After)

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Description

Etching on laid paper. Full-length portrait of a middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back turned slightly towards the right, a settle behind him to the left. He wears a short wig, cravat and waistcoat with a long coat that is unbuttoned to the waist and shoes with square buckles. Title and production details inscribed on the plate below: 'Cleanse thy stuff'd bosom of that perilous Stuff (Shaks.r Mack;) / Taken from the life Jany 1769 y now by desire of several of his old / customers dedicated to y.e pious y decent memory of Mr W.m Lynch / Mr Orde del. Ch.s Bretherton f.'. On the verso, a handwritten inscription in graphite: 'A seller of pamphlets 1767' and at upper left, an inscription written in brown ink which relates the print to the collection of John Chaloner Smith (1827-1895): 'JCSmith / 8.391(2)'. P.14835-R is mounted on a sheet of heavy, wove paper impressed with the collector's stamp of John Chaloner Smith at upper left. Curatorial transcriptions in graphite on the sheet below the print: 'Orde del. [to left] 'Chas Bretherton fe.' [to right] / 'on back - A seller of pamphlets 1767 / Bretherton also etched / the plate "A Concert / (at Cambridge) / see in large Cambridge / Portraits portfolio'. In a different hand at lower left: 'Sometimes called a portrait of Macklin [Charles Macklin 1690-1797] / the actor, whom it slightly resembles.'. Written on the sheet in the same hand underneath the print: '1958*'. See Notes.

Notes

History note: Ex. Collection, John Chaloner Smith; Purchased from A.H. Sadd December [18?]96

Legal notes

Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1767

Note

Height 215mm (plate) x width 143mm (plate); height 220mm (sheet) x width 147mm (sheet)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14835-R
Primary reference Number: 225444
Lugt: L.2295
Stephens/George: 4345
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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