Artist: Robert Rage 1811-1832 (fl. c.)
Title: Portrait of Benjamin Martin (1705-1782). Benjamin Martin was a lexicographer who compiled one of the early English dictionaries, the Lingua Britannica Reformata. He also was a lecturer on science and a maker of scientific instruments.
Signed and Titled in plate: Benj. Martin. Engraved by R. Page, For the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, 1815.
Dimensions: Plate 6 1/2 x 4 1/2". Sheet 11" x 8 1/2".
Publisher: John Wilkes.
Edition: Encyclopaedia londinensis; v.14. M-MED. London, 1816.
Date: 1815.
Materials and Techniques: stipple and etching on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: Front part of the mat only. No backing sheet.
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: A single pinhole l.m. and spots. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: T. 14, p. 436.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum Heal, Portraits.220.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: English School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.