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).
John Finch, Lord Finch of Fordwich and Sir Francis Windebank
possibly after George Glover, published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey
after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen), published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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Robert Pierrepont (Pierrepoint), 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
published by John Thane, after William Dobson
line engraving, early 19th century
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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
published by John Thane, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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Mary Vere (née Tracy), Lady Vere
after Unknown artist, published by John Thane
line engraving, early 19th century
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by William Smith, published by John Thane, after Christian Friedrich Zincke
mezzotint, published 1 December 1775
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