John Bell (1745-1831), Publisher
Sitter associated with 4 portraits
Artist associated with 57 portraits
John Bell, publisher and bookseller, was a major figure in the London printing and book trade for much of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Beginning in 1777, he issued the 109 volumes of The Poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill series. He influenced later publishing practice by introducing illustrations into his books that were not only prepared by competent artists but also related to the text. In addition, he founded a weekly newspaper, a monthly illustrated magazine, and various other periodicals.
Mary Yates; Master Pullen (as Isabella and child in David Garrick's 'Isabella')
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1776
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Mary Ann Yates as Calista in Rowe's 'The Fair Penitent'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 16 July 1776
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Mary Ann Yates as Calista in Rowe's 'The Fair Penitent'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 16 July 1776
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Mary Ann Yates as Calista in Rowe's 'The Fair Penitent'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
hand-coloured line engraving, published 16 July 1776
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Mary Yates; Master Pullen (as Isabella and child in David Garrick's 'Isabella')
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 26 September 1776
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Ann Catley as Euphrosyne in Milton's 'Comus'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1777
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Elizabeth Sharp (née Hopkins) when Miss Hopkins; as Irene in Brown's 'Barbarossa'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1 March 1777
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Elizabeth Sharp (née Hopkins) when Miss Hopkins; as Irene in Brown's 'Barbarossa'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
coloured line engraving, published 1 March 1777
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Elizabeth Sharp (née Hopkins) when Miss Hopkins; as Irene in Brown's 'Barbarossa'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
coloured line engraving, published 1 March 1777
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Mary Ann Yates in the character of Electra
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 6 October 1777
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Mary Ann Yates as Electra in Thomas Francklin's 'Orestes' (after Voltaire)
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 6 October 1777
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Mary Ann Yates as Electra in Thomas Francklin's 'Orestes' (after Voltaire)
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 6 October 1777
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Mary Ann Yates as Electra in Thomas Francklin's 'Orestes' (after Voltaire)
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
coloured line engraving, published 6 October 1777
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Mary Ann Yates as Virginia in Crisp's 'Virginia'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
coloured line engraving, published 1778
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by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1778
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by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1778
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by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1778
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Elizabeth Sharp (née Hopkins) when Miss Hopkins; as Arethusa in Beaumont and Fletcher's 'Philaster'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1778
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Mary Ann Yates as Virginia in Crisp's 'Virginia'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published January 1778
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Mary Ann Yates as Virginia in Crisp's 'Virginia'
by J. Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after James Roberts
line engraving, published January 1778
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