| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Richard Purcell after Nathenial Hone |
| Published | 1760 |
| Dimensions | Image 196 x 165 mm, Plate 263 x 194 mm, Sheet 266 x 201 mm |
| Notes |
A bust length portrait of Laetitia Pilkington in an oval, wearing a dark gown slipping from right shoulder with a ribbon attached to a jewel at her breast, a gauzy shawl falling over her head and shoulders. Frontis to Story of John Carteret Pilkington, her son's memoirs Laetitia Pilkington (born Laetitia van Lewen) (c. 1709 -1750) was a celebrated Anglo-Irish poet and important source of information on the early 18th century. Her Memoirs are the source of much of what is known of the personalities and habits of Jonathan Swift and others. She married Rev. Matthew Pilkington, another author, and also a friend of Swift. She lived in London for some time where she wrote plays and kept a small shop for prints and pamphlets. She took to drinking and died in Dublin in 1750. Richard Purcell (Charles or Philip Corbutt) (fl:1746-1766) started his career working for a number of printsellers in his native Dublin. He moved to London in around 1755 to join his Dublin master John Brooks and a number of other Irish engravers. Purcell worked for various printsellers, never establishing himself as an independent engraver. Nathaniel Hone (1718 – 1784) was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Chaloner Smith 61 i/i, O' Donoghue 1, Lennox-Boyd i/i Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Condition: Trimmed to plate to the lower margin, thread margins to the top and sides, crease to centre of image. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 16269 |