Original engraved portrait of 1834 of John Cam Hobhouse, first Baron Broughton (1786-1869), English politician and diarist, close friend and travelling companion of Lord Byron. Drawn by Abraham Wivell and engraved in stipple by James Hopwood. The sitter's autograph signature is reproduced below.
Original engraved portrait of 1834 of John Cam Hobhouse, first Baron Broughton (1786-1869), English politician and diarist, close friend and travelling companion of Lord Byron. Drawn by Abraham Wivell and engraved in stipple by James Hopwood. The sitter's autograph signature is reproduced below.
Medium: Steel engraving, stipple.
Artist / after: Abraham Wivell (1786-1849).
Engraver: James Hopwood the Younger.
Date: 1834.
Source: Published in London by J. Murray and sold by C. Tilt, Fleet Street.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.2 in (26.6 x 13.2 cm).
Condition: Fair, with light scattered foxing in the margins.