Artist: Thomas Worlidge (British, 1700-1766), portrait painter and etcher. He copied some of Rembrandt's prints, among them the artist's portrait of himself and the hundred-guelder plate.
Title: Head and shoulders portrait of William Kenrick (British, c. 1725-1779), writer; critic of Dr. Johnson.
Signed in plate "TW", bottom left corner.
Dimensions: Image/plate 3 1/4" x 2 5/8". Sheet 7" x 4 3/4".
Date: 1766.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1852,0214.230.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.
- Kenrick's most successful work, reprinted in over 20 editions, was a courtesy book published in 1753 under the title The Whole Duty of a Woman; or, A Guide to the Female Sex, from the Age of Sixteen to Sixty, &c., but the author was simply listed as "A Lady."