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).
published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1791
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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)
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Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex
published for John Thane
etching, 1792
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Agnes Howard (née Tilney), Duchess of Norfolk
published by John Thane
line engraving, published 20 November 1793
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Agnes Howard (née Tilney), Duchess of Norfolk
published by John Thane
line engraving, published 20 November 1793
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published by John Thane
stipple engraving, published 1793
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after Claude Warin, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1793
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1793
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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)
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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)
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John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset
published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1794
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published by John Thane
stipple and line engraving, published 1794
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John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset and Marquess of Somerset
published by John Thane, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1 September 1794
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1794
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Sir Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye
after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
etching, published 1795
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George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
by John Ogborne, published by John Thane, after Francesco Bartolozzi
stipple engraving, published 24 April 1795
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George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
by John Ogborne, published by John Thane, after Francesco Bartolozzi
stipple engraving, published 24 April 1795
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James IV of Scotland; Margaret Tudor
published by John Thane, after Unknown artists
line engraving, published 1796
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1796
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John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and Elizabeth Egerton (née Cavendish), Countess of Bridgewater
after Abraham Diepenbeeck, published by John Thane
line engraving, published 1798
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