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Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African : to which are prefixed memoirs of his life / by Joseph Jekyll

Book
1803 (published)
Artist/Maker
W. Sancho (publisher)
Sancho, Ignatius
Place of origin
London (published)

xvi, 310 p., [1] leaf of plates : fold. facsim. ; 22 cm.


Object details

Categories
National Art Library
British Galleries
Books
Object type
Book
TitleLetters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African : to which are prefixed memoirs of his life / by Joseph Jekyll
Brief description
Book, 'Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African : to which are prefixed memoirs of his life', by Joseph Jekyll, London : W. Sancho, 1803.
Physical description
xvi, 310 p., [1] leaf of plates : fold. facsim. ; 22 cm.
Gallery label
LETTERS OF IGNATIUS SANCHO Joseph Jekyll, Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African, London, 1803 (5th edition; 1st edition published 1782 Born aboard a slave ship and orphaned aged two, Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) was raised in England. He received an education under the patronage of the Dukes of Montagu, and became famous in contemporary literary and artistic circles. This engraving is based on a portrait painted by Thomas Gainsborough in 1768. Printed with engraved frontispiece. After a painting by Thomas Gainsborough (born in Sudbury, Suffolk, 1727, died in in London, 1788); engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (born in Florence, 1727, died in Lisbon, 1815) Donated by the Rev. Alexander Dyce Museum no. Dyce 8533 (16/03/2018)
Object history
MS. note by Mr. Dyce.
Donated by the Rev. Alexander Dyce.
Other numbers
  • Dyce 8533 - NAL accession number
  • Dyce 8vo 8533 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
Dyce 8533

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Record createdJune 12, 2017
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