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The Right Honble. Sir James Esdaile, Lord Mayor of London

Print
01/01/1793 (published)
Artist/Maker
J. & J. Boydell (publisher)
Jones, John (engraver)
Jones, John (publisher)
Reynolds, Joshua (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait of Sir James Esaile wearing a powdered wig, robes and chain of office. Half-length, seated in an armchair at a table and facing half-left. Behind the table, to the left, is a ceremonial mace and sword. The sitter rests his right hand on various papers on the table. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Right Honble. Sir James Esdaile, Lord Mayor of London (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Sir James Esdaile, Lord Mayor of London, seated and wearing robes of office. Mezzotint by John Jones after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1793.
Physical description
Portrait of Sir James Esaile wearing a powdered wig, robes and chain of office. Half-length, seated in an armchair at a table and facing half-left. Behind the table, to the left, is a ceremonial mace and sword. The sitter rests his right hand on various papers on the table. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.9cm
  • Width: 40.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds Engraved by J. Jones Engraver Extraordinary to His R.H. the Prince of Wales and Principal Engraver to his R.H. the Duke of York. The Right Honble. Sir James Esdaile, Lord Mayor of London, Anno: 1778 Pubd. as the Act directs Jany. 1st. 1793 by J. Jones, No.75, Great Portland Street, Portland Place, and Messrs. Boydells, Cheapside.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Production
The original portrait by Reynolds was painted in 1789.
Subjects depicted
Robes
Chain
Mayor
Esdaile, James (Sir)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p.750.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.425-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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