John Thane
(1748-1818), PrintsellerSitter in 2 portraits
Artist associated with 90 portraits
John Thane, printseller and engraver, carried on business for many years in Soho, London, and became famous for his expert knowledge of pictures, coins and medals. A friend of Joseph Strutt, engraver and antiquary, he published Strutt's Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of England in 1773. From around 1781, when he took on a second print shop, Thane became a significant publisher of contemporary stipple pictures. He was the editor and publisher of British Autography: a collection of the Facsimiles of the Handwriting of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with their Authentic Portraits (1788-93).
probably by John Thane
etching, late 18th century
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Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
printed and published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
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Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
printed and published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
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after Robert Vaughan, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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Anne Howard (née Dacre), Countess of Arundel
by John Record, after Wenceslaus Hollar, after Lucas Vorsterman, published by John Thane
etching, late 18th century
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after Sir Peter Lely, published by John Thane
etching, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Robert Walker, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
after Sir Anthony van Dyck, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
after David Loggan, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
published by John Thane, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
published by John Thane, after William Sherwin
etching, late 18th to early 19th century
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John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun
after Abraham Simon, published by John Thane
etching, late 18th to early 19th century
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Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
after Abraham Diepenbeeck, published by John Thane
etching and line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey
after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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after Adriaen Hanneman, published by John Thane
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
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