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Thomas Gurney (1705-1770), shorthand writer at the Old Bailey

Print
ca. 1778 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Collyer, J. (engraver)
Place of origin
London (engraved)

Engraving by Joseph Collyer, A.R.A. (1748-1827). Thomas Gurney (1705-1770), shorthand writer at the Old Bailey. Portrait, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, within an oval border of masonry in a rectangle; below on a plinth are books, papers, pens and an inkstand, and on the front of the plinth is a heraldic achievement. Frontispiece to his ‘Brachygraphy’, 9th edition, London, 1778. Lettered with name of sitter.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThomas Gurney (1705-1770), shorthand writer at the Old Bailey (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving by Joseph Collyer, A.R.A. (1748-1827). Thomas Gurney (1705-1770), shorthand writer at the Old Bailey. Portrait; frontispiece to his 'Brachygraphy', 9th edition, London, 1778. Lettered with name of sitter.
Physical description
Engraving by Joseph Collyer, A.R.A. (1748-1827). Thomas Gurney (1705-1770), shorthand writer at the Old Bailey. Portrait, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, within an oval border of masonry in a rectangle; below on a plinth are books, papers, pens and an inkstand, and on the front of the plinth is a heraldic achievement. Frontispiece to his ‘Brachygraphy’, 9th edition, London, 1778. Lettered with name of sitter.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.8cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
Taken from 'Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965' published by HMSO 1966
Marks and inscriptions
(Lettered with name of sitter)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal
Object history
Frontispiece to Gurney's 'Brachygraphy', 9th edition, London, 1778.
Subjects depicted
Portrait
Men
Shorthand
Stenographers
Writing (Processes)
Writing Instruments
Writing Materials
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966
  • Gurney, Thomas. Brachygraphy. 9th edition. London: 1778.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.888-1965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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