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Silvester Harding

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155: 120:, England, UK, on 25 July 1745. Placed when a child with an uncle in London, at the age of fourteen he ran away and joined a company of actors. In 1775 he returned to London and took to 266:
Charles II receiving the first pine-apple cultivated in England from Rose, the gardener at Dawney Court, Bucks, the seat of the Duchess of Cleveland, from a picture at Strawberry Hill
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Shakespeare illustrated by an Assemblage of Portraits and Views appropriated to the whole suite of our Author's Historical Dramas
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and others. Silvester Harding concentrated on drawing portraits of theatrical celebrities, and copying historical portraits in
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and Edward; the latter engraved some plates for his father's publications, but died at the age of twenty in 1796.
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The Hardings published many prints of subjects designed by Silvester and engraved by
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which were used to illustrate other works. Their first publication of this kind was
281: 183: 136: 17: 216: 247: 104:) (25 July 1745 – 12 August 1809) was an English artist and publisher. 81: 227:. The first volume of their extensive series of historical portraits, 153: 190:, consisting of 150 plates, issued in thirty numbers 1789–1793. 242:
Among other original works by Harding were a portrait of Sir
201:(1795) with plates by Gardiner from designs by Harding; 223:(1797), both illustrated with plates from drawings by 87: 77: 65: 39: 32: 235:, appeared in 1795. Silvester alone continued the 250:by John Jones, and a set of six illustrations to 284:, Kent, by whom he had, with other children, 135:in starting a book and printseller's shop in 8: 309:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 29: 246:, M.D., engraved on a large scale in 7: 268:, was engraved by R. Grave in 1823. 139:, London. In 1792 they moved to 102 160:Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet 131:In 1786 Harding joined his brother 276:Harding married a daughter of Dr. 25: 371:18th-century English male artists 366:19th-century English male artists 252:Rosalynde, Euphues Golden Legacie 166:1603–1685), an English politician 128:in 1776 and in subsequent years. 361:People from Newcastle-under-Lyme 306:Dictionary of National Biography 146:Harding died on 12 August 1809. 356:Publishers (people) from London 1: 346:19th-century English painters 336:18th-century English painters 124:-painting, exhibiting at the 27:English artist and publisher 387: 351:Artists from Staffordshire 300:"Harding, Silvester"  233:Francis Godolphin Waldron 199:The Economy of Human Life 195:Memoirs of Count Grammont 229:The Biographical Mirrour 203:Gottfried August Bürger 193:They produced also the 180:William Nelson Gardiner 213:William Robert Spencer 167: 158:Harding's portrait of 341:English male painters 211:(1796) translated by 157: 126:Royal Academy of Arts 237:Biographical Mirrour 225:Lady Diana Beauclerk 172:Francesco Bartolozzi 114:Newcastle-under-Lyme 112:Harding was born at 91:Artist and publisher 54:Newcastle-under-Lyme 176:Jean Marie Delattre 168: 254:(the original of 98:Silvester Harding 95: 94: 34:Silvester Harding 18:Sylvester Harding 16:(Redirected from 378: 310: 302: 72: 49: 47: 30: 21: 386: 385: 381: 380: 379: 377: 376: 375: 316: 315: 297: 294: 278:William Perfect 274: 231:, with text by 152: 110: 70: 61: 51: 45: 43: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 384: 382: 374: 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 318: 317: 312: 311: 293: 290: 286:George Perfect 273: 270: 261:As You Like It 244:Busick Harwood 151: 148: 133:Edward Harding 109: 106: 93: 92: 89: 88:Known for 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 73:(aged 64) 69:12 August 1809 67: 63: 62: 52: 41: 37: 36: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 383: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 323: 321: 314: 308: 307: 301: 296: 295: 291: 289: 287: 283: 279: 271: 269: 267: 263: 262: 257: 253: 249: 245: 240: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 209: 204: 200: 196: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 165: 161: 156: 149: 147: 144: 142: 138: 134: 129: 127: 123: 119: 118:Staffordshire 115: 107: 105: 103: 99: 90: 86: 83: 80: 76: 68: 64: 60:, England, UK 59: 58:Staffordshire 55: 42: 38: 31: 19: 313: 304: 282:Town Malling 275: 265: 259: 251: 241: 236: 228: 220: 206: 198: 194: 192: 187: 184:watercolours 169: 163: 145: 137:Fleet Street 130: 111: 101: 97: 96: 71:(1809-08-12) 50:25 July 1745 331:1809 deaths 326:1745 births 256:Shakespeare 217:John Dryden 78:Nationality 320:Categories 292:References 46:1745-07-25 248:mezzotint 141:Pall Mall 122:miniature 102:Sylvester 197:(1793); 208:Leonora 82:English 272:Family 221:Fables 215:; and 100:(also 150:Works 108:Life 66:Died 40:Born 280:of 258:'s 219:'s 205:'s 322:: 303:. 178:, 174:, 164:c. 116:, 56:, 162:( 48:) 44:( 20:)

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Sylvester Harding
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
English
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
miniature
Royal Academy of Arts
Edward Harding
Fleet Street
Pall Mall

Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet
Francesco Bartolozzi
Jean Marie Delattre
William Nelson Gardiner
watercolours
Gottfried August Bürger
Leonora
William Robert Spencer
John Dryden
Lady Diana Beauclerk
Francis Godolphin Waldron
Busick Harwood
mezzotint
Shakespeare
As You Like It
William Perfect
Town Malling
George Perfect

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