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Frances Burney Diary, 1768-78 (volume 1, part 3)


115 Portraits in set

Early Diary of Frances Burney 1768-78 and Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay 1778-1840, re-bound in 25 folio volumes and extra-illustrated throughout with approximately 2,700 engraved portraits and topographical views. The prints and other items interfiled with the text illustrate the people, events and places described by Burney in her account of society and court life at the end of the 18th century.

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Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, by D. Jenkins, after  François Le Febure (Le Febvre) - NPG D14230

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

by D. Jenkins, after François Le Febure (Le Febvre)
etching, (circa 1635)
NPG D14230

Frances Erskine (née Pierrepont), Countess of Mar, by Alexander Hay, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D14130

Frances Erskine (née Pierrepont), Countess of Mar

by Alexander Hay, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1715)
NPG D14130

Matthew Prior, by George Vertue, after  Jonathan Richardson - NPG D14125

Matthew Prior

by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson
engraving, 1719
NPG D14125

John Gay, by Willis, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D14126

John Gay

by Willis, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, (before 1723?)
NPG D14126

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, by Simon Gribelin, after  John Closterman - NPG D14157

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury

by Simon Gribelin, after John Closterman
line engraving, published 1723 (circa 1700-1701)
NPG D14157

William Warburton, by John Lodge, after  Thomas Worlidge - NPG D14214

William Warburton

by John Lodge, after Thomas Worlidge
etching, (circa 1725-1750)
NPG D14214

William Warburton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Unknown artist - NPG D14217

William Warburton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1725-1750
NPG D14217

James Harris, by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after  Joseph Highmore - NPG D14156

James Harris

by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Joseph Highmore
stipple engraving, 1740
NPG D14156

John Potter, by George Vertue, after  Thomas Gibson - NPG D14171

John Potter

by George Vertue, after Thomas Gibson
engraving, 1741 or after
NPG D14171

John Wesley, by James Watson, printed by  Robert Sayer, after  J. Williams - NPG D14216

John Wesley

by James Watson, printed by Robert Sayer, after J. Williams
mezzotint, published circa 1745-1794
NPG D14216

John James Heidegger, by and published by John Faber Jr, after  Jean Baptiste van Loo - NPG D14250

John James Heidegger

by and published by John Faber Jr, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, published 1749
NPG D14250

David Garrick as Abel Drugger, published by John Payne - NPG D14183

David Garrick as Abel Drugger

published by John Payne
etching, published circa 1750-1775
NPG D14183

Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, by Richard Brookshaw, published by  Robert Sayer, after  Francis Cotes - NPG D14151

Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon

by Richard Brookshaw, published by Robert Sayer, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, (1751)
NPG D14151

David Garrick, by Charles Spooner, published by  Robert Sayer, after  Benjamin Wilson - NPG D14163

David Garrick

by Charles Spooner, published by Robert Sayer, after Benjamin Wilson
mezzotint, published 1761
NPG D14163

Thomas Morell, by James Basire, after  William Hogarth - NPG D14121

Thomas Morell

by James Basire, after William Hogarth
etching, published 1762
NPG D14121

Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, by Richard Houston, published by  Elizabeth Bakewell, and published by  Henry Parker, and published by  Robert Sayer, after  Henry Robert Morland - NPG D14232

Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany

by Richard Houston, published by Elizabeth Bakewell, and published by Henry Parker, and published by Robert Sayer, after Henry Robert Morland
mezzotint, published circa 1762-1775
NPG D14232

William Hunter, after Allan Ramsay - NPG D14154

William Hunter

after Allan Ramsay
stipple engraving, (circa 1764)
NPG D14154

William O'Brien, by and published by James Watson, after  Francis Cotes - NPG D14122

William O'Brien

by and published by James Watson, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published circa 1765 (1763)
NPG D14122

Arthur Beardmore, by James Watson, published by  Robert Sayer, and published by  John Smith of Cheapside, after  Robert Edge Pine - NPG D14202

Arthur Beardmore

by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, and published by John Smith of Cheapside, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 20 May 1765
NPG D14202