Accession number
PML 146857.29
Creator
Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
Published
[London] : Published 17th June 1782 by C. Bretherton, [1782]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from George.
Publisher's name is omitted from description in George.
Item no. 29 of a collection of prints by James Sayers (PML 146857); formerly part of an album of mounted prints, now disbound.
Publisher's name is omitted from description in George.
Item no. 29 of a collection of prints by James Sayers (PML 146857); formerly part of an album of mounted prints, now disbound.
Description
1 print : etching with drypoint and roulette ; plate mark: 176 x 112 mm; sheet: 222 x 150 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
In pencil at foor of sheet: Mr Molyneux and Mr. Quarme.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Sir Francis Molyneux, tall and broad, stands full-face, his hands behind his back, looking down at Robert Quarme, a very small man, standing in profile to the left. Quarme's right hand is thrust in his waistcoat, his left rests on his sword, his hat is under his left arm. Both wear bag-wigs, ruffles, and swords. Molyneux and Quarme were ushers in the House of Lords.
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