Lot 286
Ben Bradly, tobacconist. mezzotint portrait, 1737.
Hammer Price: £160
Description
Ben Bradly, tobacconist. Behold the Man, who when a gloomy Band/ Of vile Excisemen threatend all the Land…, mezzotint portrait by John Faber Jr. after Arthur Pond, 35.5 x 25.3cm. (21 ¼ x 10in.), 8-line verse caption below, a good impression, thread margins, a few short neatly repaired tears at edges and some creasing at sides, 1737.
⁂ Bradley (d.1751) was a leading protester against Walpoles bill to levy special excise duties on tobacco, defeated to general rejoicing in 1733. The small etched vignette in the title area is by Hogarth.
Description
Ben Bradly, tobacconist. Behold the Man, who when a gloomy Band/ Of vile Excisemen threatend all the Land…, mezzotint portrait by John Faber Jr. after Arthur Pond, 35.5 x 25.3cm. (21 ¼ x 10in.), 8-line verse caption below, a good impression, thread margins, a few short neatly repaired tears at edges and some creasing at sides, 1737.
⁂ Bradley (d.1751) was a leading protester against Walpoles bill to levy special excise duties on tobacco, defeated to general rejoicing in 1733. The small etched vignette in the title area is by Hogarth.
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