| Method | Stipple |
| Artist | Francesco Bartolozzi after Hugh Douglas Hamilton |
| Published | London. Publish'd March 15th. 1781, for Watson & Dickinson No. 158, New Bond Street. |
| Dimensions | Image 83 x 63 mm, Sheet and plate |
| Notes |
Half-length portrait, facing three-quarter to left, looking towards the viewer of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Cornwallis. Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738 - 1805) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and the United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the Siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. He also served as a civil and military governor in Ireland and India; in both places he brought about significant changes, including the Act of Union in Ireland, and the Cornwallis Code and the Permanent Settlement in India. Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) was an Italian engraver. The son of a goldsmith, Bartolozzi studied painting in Florence, trained as an engraver in Venice and began his career in Rome. In 1763 Richard Dalton, art dealer and librarian to George III, met him and invited him to London, promising him a post as engraver to the king. Bartolozzi moved to London the following year, and remained for thirty-five years. He executed numerous engravings for the King. He also made many engravings of paintings by Italian masters and by his friend, the painter Giovanni Cipriani. In 1768 Bartolozzi was the only engraver to become a founder member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He moved to Lisbon in 1802 as director of the National Academy. Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1736 - 1808) Irish painter and draughtsman and pastellist O'Donoghue 14, Calabi + De Vesme 793.III |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 37837 |