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The Revd Mr. William Whiston (Born 9 Decemr. 1667. Died Augt. 22d 1752.) [print] / B. Wilson fecit.

Accession number
PML 9313.18
Creator
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788, etcher.
Published
[London? : s.n., 1753]
Credit line
Purchased in the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes
Caption title.
Library's copy forms part of a bound volume (PML 9313) of collected materials pertaining to the notorious case of "rabbit woman" Mary Toft of Godalming; the contents dated 1726-ca. 1819, and including: 11 printed tracts and specimens of satirical verse and prose, 8 prints, 1 pen and ink portrait of Mary Toft by G.P. Harding, and an original manuscript transcription of the "Predictions of William Whiston". All individual items forming the volume have been cataloged separately.
Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark: 177 x 113 mm; sheet: 204 x 215 mm
Provenance
From the libraries of George Nassau (sale 16 Feb. 1824); and Thomas Jolley (sale 15 June 1852).
Summary
Head and shoulders portrait, facing right, glancing towards the viewer, wearing a dark gown, bands and a shoulder-length wig.
Classification
Department