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John Thane

(1748-1818), Printseller

Sitter 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).

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Sir Henry Brooke Cobham, published by John Thane - NPG D25847

Sir Henry Brooke Cobham

published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1791
NPG D25847

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana, by John Keyse Sherwin, published by  John Thane, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14220

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana

by John Keyse Sherwin, published by John Thane, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1791 (1782-1783)
NPG D14220

Agnes Howard (née Tilney), Duchess of Norfolk, published by John Thane - NPG D24097

Agnes Howard (née Tilney), Duchess of Norfolk

published by John Thane
line engraving, published 20 November 1793
NPG D24097

Agnes Howard (née Tilney), Duchess of Norfolk, published by John Thane - NPG D24101

Agnes Howard (née Tilney), Duchess of Norfolk

published by John Thane
line engraving, published 20 November 1793
NPG D24101

Sir Henry Compton, published by John Thane - NPG D26166

Sir Henry Compton

published by John Thane
stipple engraving, published 1793
NPG D26166

Endymion Porter, after Claude Warin, published by  John Thane - NPG D27257

Endymion Porter

after Claude Warin, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1793
NPG D27257

Frances, Countess of Somerset, after Unknown artist, published by  John Thane - NPG D28100

Frances, Countess of Somerset

after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1793
NPG D28100

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, published by John Thane, after  Mary Beale, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D16342

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

published by John Thane, after Mary Beale, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1 August 1793 (circa 1636)
NPG D16342

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, published by John Thane, after  Mary Beale, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D16343

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

published by John Thane, after Mary Beale, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1 August 1793 (circa 1636)
NPG D16343

John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, published by John Thane - NPG D23894

John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset

published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1794
NPG D23894

Joan, Queen of Scotland, published by John Thane - NPG D23896

Joan, Queen of Scotland

published by John Thane
stipple and line engraving, published 1794
NPG D23896

John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset and Marquess of Somerset, published by John Thane, after  Unknown artist - NPG D23929

John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset and Marquess of Somerset

published by John Thane, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1 September 1794
NPG D23929

John Okey, after Unknown artist, published by  John Thane - NPG D27161

John Okey

after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1794
NPG D27161

Sir Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye, after Unknown artist, published by  John Thane - NPG D29426

Sir Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye

after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
etching, published 1795
NPG D29426

George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, by John Ogborne, published by  John Thane, after  Francesco Bartolozzi - NPG D38245

George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough

by John Ogborne, published by John Thane, after Francesco Bartolozzi
stipple engraving, published 24 April 1795
NPG D38245

George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, by John Ogborne, published by  John Thane, after  Francesco Bartolozzi - NPG D5214

George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough

by John Ogborne, published by John Thane, after Francesco Bartolozzi
stipple engraving, published 24 April 1795
NPG D5214

James IV of Scotland; Margaret Tudor, published by John Thane, after  Unknown artists - NPG D23903

James IV of Scotland; Margaret Tudor

published by John Thane, after Unknown artists
line engraving, published 1796
NPG D23903

Henry Cromwell, after Unknown artist, published by  John Thane - NPG D28753

Henry Cromwell

after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1796
NPG D28753

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