Earl of Bute, the Maecenus of Botany [graphic] ; An allegorical representation of the prosperity of Great Britain under Lord Bute's administration / Uwins del. ; Caroline Watson sculp.
- Creator:
- Watson, Caroline, 1760 or 1761-1814, printmaker.
- Copyright Date:
- [not after 1814]
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : stipple engraving ; sheet 38.2 x 28.0 cm
- Notes:
- Below image of the Earl of Bute is the allegorical representation of sitter's life's work. Statement of responsibility from second image.
Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text.
Two images, ea - Abstract:
- "Portrait of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, half-length, directed to front, with head tilted to left, looking towards the viewer; wearing wig, peer's ermine robe with chain, and neckerchief; in an oval, bordered by line, surmounted by five-petalled flowers, with tablet below behind; below, allegorical image, showing three female figures on a platform in a tent, and a fourth seated at left, holding a cornucopia; ship at sea in background at left; illustration to Thornton's 'A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus' (1805); from a drawing by Uwins, after Ramsay."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Variant Titles:
- An allegorical representation of the prosperity of Great Britain under Lord Bute's administration.
- Topics:
- Bute, John Stuart,--Earl of,--1713-1792,--depicted.
Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857, artist. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Book illustrations.
Engravings--England--London--1814.
Portrait prints. - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Portraits B983 no. 1
- Orbis Record:
- 11162458
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr29219
- Volume/Enumeration:
- Digital version
- OID:
- 10928401
- PID:
- digcoll:553418
