Mr. William Woolett
Date1785
Engraver
Caroline Watson
After work by
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
1755-1825
Publisher
John Boydell
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint and stipple with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 × 7 3/4in. (12.4 × 19.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1993-24
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Gabriel Stuart Pinxit./ John Boydell excudit 1785/ Caroline Watson sculpsit./ Engraver to her Majesty./ M.R WILLIAM WOOLETT,/ HISTORICAL ENGRAVER to his MAJESTY,/ Born at Maidstone in Kent, Aug.t 15.th, 1735, Died May 23.d 1785./ From the Original Picture, in the Proprietors Gallery"Label TextThis portrait of engraver William Woollett was taken from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. Woollet is posed as though he is engraving a copy of Benjamin West's painting "The Death of General Wolfe," for which he was well known. A detail of the painting appears in the back left.ProvenanceBefore 1993, Bookpress, Ltd. (Williamsburg, VA); 1993-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
John Boydell
November 1, 1780
