Engraving

Title:

Frederick North, Earl of Guildford

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0768

Creator:

Dance, Nathaniel (1735-1811); Mote, William H. (1803-1871)

Place of Origin:

London, England

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Frederick North (1732-1792), Lord North, Earl of Guildford. Painted by Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811). Engraved by William H. Mote (1803-1871). 3/4 length engraving of middle-aged man facing left. Light-color wig with curled horizontal row over his ear, dark ribbon or band tied behind neck, clean shaven, highly decorated robe over a dark long-sleeved coat. The robe has a pattern in it, two fairly wide decorative bands on edge leading down from collar. Collar flares out over shoulder. On his sleeves are sewn decorations with lace cuffs at his wrists. Left one has 2 button, right 1. Lace cuffs. Underneath robe diagonal band of plain cloth going from his left shoulder diagonally and down across chest and ends under robe. Underneath that is a darker coat with 2 buttons, buttoned fairly high, white stock and cravat. Dark pants. Seated in chair. Above him in background are decorated draperies on middle and right side. In upright rectangular format with slight additional lined border around outside. Four lines: "FREDERICK NORTH, EARL OF GULIDFORD / OB 1792. / FROM THE ORIGINAL DANCE, IN THE COLLECTION OF / THE HONBLE. GEORGIANA NORTH." At very bottom of page almost cut off is: "London, Published DecR. 1836, by Harding Lepard, Pall Mall East." Right under image in center: "Engraved by W. T. Mote" (should be "H" rather than "T").

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-8 W-5.55 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

North, Frederick (1732-1792), Dance, Nathaniel (1735-1811), Mote, William H. (1803-1871)

Subjects:

Politics government, American Revolution