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The Political Platonic Lovers (Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge); Thomas Wilson)
14 of 17 portraits of Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
The Political Platonic Lovers (Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge); Thomas Wilson)
published by Archibald Hamilton Jr
line engraving, published 10 January 1777
4 1/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. (106 mm x 175 mm) plate size; 5 1/8 in. x 8 1/4 in. (131 mm x 210 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32138
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Sittersback to top
- Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge) (1731-1791), Historian and political polemicist. Sitter in 17 portraits.
- Thomas Wilson (1703-1784), Divine; son of Thomas Wilson (1663-1755). Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Archibald Hamilton Jr (died 1792), Printer and publisher. Artist associated with 34 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Eger, Elizabeth; Peltz, Lucy, Brilliant Women: 18th Century Bluestockings, 2008 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 13 March to 15 June 2008), p. 99
- Eger, Elizabeth; Peltz, Lucy, Brilliant Women: 18th Century Bluestockings, 2008 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 13 March to 15 June 2008), p. 99
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