Isaac Bickerstaff Esqr. Author of the Tatlers & Spectator
Print
after 1734 (published)
after 1734 (published)
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Print, whole-length portrait of a man, facing half right, and seated at a bureau. The sitter is holding a pen in his right hand, his left placed to his head. Behind him is a bookshelf with an armillary sphere, a cannon and other instruments. On the left is a boy on a cloud who hands the sitter a sealed letter. In the foreground are a cat and dog playing among dice, a pack of cards and broken swords.
Object details
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| Title | Isaac Bickerstaff Esqr. Author of the Tatlers & Spectator (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Print, whole-length portrait of a man, previously thought to be Sir Richard Steele, engraving, probably by John Sturt, reissued after 1734. |
| Physical description | Print, whole-length portrait of a man, facing half right, and seated at a bureau. The sitter is holding a pen in his right hand, his left placed to his head. Behind him is a bookshelf with an armillary sphere, a cannon and other instruments. On the left is a boy on a cloud who hands the sitter a sealed letter. In the foreground are a cat and dog playing among dice, a pack of cards and broken swords. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Isaac Bickerstaff Esqr. Author of the Tatler & Spectator B. Lens senr delineavit / Engraven and sold by John Sturt in Golden Lion Court in Aldersgate Street Price SIX Pence. MDCCX. Printed for I. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
| Production | The engraving was probably made by John Sturt, and although dated 1710 it was reissued by John Bowles after 1734 when he was based at the Black Horse in Cornhill. |
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| Accession number | E.3571-1960 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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