Mr. Pine (the mezzotinto engraver), in the manner of Rembrandt, both his hands resting upon a cane.
The mezzotinto portrait of him by Faber represents him exactly as here--with a bald head and open collar.
A portrait of Hogarth was in 1781 engraved in mezzotinto by Charles Townley from a picture painted by Weltdon, and finished by Hogarth, now in the possession of James Townley, Esq.
A drawing in oil was made from it by Mr. Edwards, and it was a few years since engraved in mezzotinto by Dunkerton.
The head, which is marked with uncommon benevolence, was in 1739 engraved in mezzotinto by M'Ardell.
The portrait is evidently copied from White's mezzotintoof John Baptist Monnoyer.
Boydell, who possess the original picture, from which there was an etching by Basire in Hogarth's lifetime; and from the sketch a print in mezzotinto was a few years since engraved by Dunkarton.
On his death his business was purchased by Robert Sayers, a mezzotinto engraver of merit, whose name appears as joint publisher of a print by Hogarth in 1729.
The method of engraving called mezzotinto was very generally adopted in England in the earlier part of the last century for prints and caricatures.
Sayers was succeeded in the business by his pupil in mezzotinto engraving, named Laurie, from whom it descended to his son, Robert H.
Soon after Charteris was convicted, a fine mezzotinto print of him was published, representing him standing at the bar of the Old Bailey with his thumbs tied; at the bottom of which was the following inscription: Blood!
By the bye, the publication of a splendid mezzotinto engraving of his likeness by Reynolds, was a great matter of glorification to Goldsmith, especially as it appeared in such illustrious company.
I will shortly also send my friends over the Shannon some mezzotinto prints of myself, and some more of my friends here, such as Burke, Johnson, Reynolds, and Colman.
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