Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
7 of 17 portraits of Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, published 1764
13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (352 mm x 251 mm) plate size; 15 1/2 in. x 10 3/4 in. (394 mm x 274 mm) paper size
acquired Unknown source, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D13745
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Sitterback to top
- Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge) (1731-1791), Historian and political polemicist. Sitter in 17 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Katharine Read (1723-1778), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 41 portraits.
- Jonathan Spilsbury (baptised 1737-1812), Printmaker and portrait painter. Artist associated with 53 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D15235: Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge) (impression from same plate as)
- NPG D20102: Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge) (impression from same plate as)
- NPG D3648: Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge) (impression from same plate as)
- NPG D5655: Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge) (impression from same plate as)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 324



