Title

William Beckford Esquire', (1798).

Caption

'William Beckford Esquire', (1798). Portrait of William Beckford (1709-1770), political figure in 18th century London, who twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London (1762 and 1769). His wealth came largely from his plantations in Jamaica and the large numbers of slaves working on these plantations. [J. Wilkes, London, 1798]

Date

1798

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F05_044

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29,2Mb (2,1Mb) / 8,8in x 12,9in / 2645 x 3864 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving portrait England people male man men businessman country shape rich guy British English color location century Britain concept oval slavery Colour 18th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector Lord Mayor of London engraving portrait William Beckford oval shaped John Wilkes Wilkes William John Chapman John Beckford Chapman John J. J slave-owner J Wilkes J. Wilkes