John Ogborne & George Dance

Charles Pratt, Earl Camden

John Ogborne's portrait of Charles Pratt, Earl Camden is an original stipple engraving based upon a design by the British artist, George Dance. This impression is printed upon thick wove paper as published in London in 1794. It is inscribed "At Brighton, Sepr. 23rd, 1793" and signed, "Geo Dance" within the image. The engraver's name, "J. Ogborne", title, "Charles Pratt, Earl Camden" and publisher's details "Published as the Act directs, Novr. 1794. No. 29, Upper Gower Street" are printed below the image. This engraving depicts a half length portrait of Charles Pratt in profile to the left. The National Portrait Gallery, London, includes an impression of this engraving in its permanent collection. Charles Pratt (British, 1714 - 1794) was one of England's most prominent eighteenth century jurists. In 1761 he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He became lord chancellor in 1766 but his constant opposition to England's policy of taxation of the American Colonies led to his dismissal in 1770. Pratt later served as president of the council under both the Marquess of Rockingham and William Pitt. In 1786 he was granted the title of Earl Camden.

Charles Pratt, Earl Camden

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John Ogborne (Chelmsford, 1755 - London, 1837)
#	Image	Title & Engraver	Medium	Date	Engraver	Designer
01.-		As You Like It: Act Two, Scene Seven, The Seven Ages of Man - The Second Age by John Ogborne designed by Robert Smirke. Shakspeare Gallery	Original Stipple Engraving (Open Letter Proof Impression)	1801	John Ogborne	Robert Smirke
02.-		As You Like It: Act Two, Scene Seven, The Seven Ages of Man - The Fourth Age by John Ogborne designed by Robert Smirke. Shakspeare Gallery	Original Stipple Engraving (Open Letter Proof Impression)	1801	John Ogborne	Robert Smirke
03.-		Charles Pratt, Earl Camden (One of England's most prominent 18th century jurists) by John Ogborne designed by George Dance.	Original Stipple Engraving (First Edition Impression)	1794	John Ogborne	George Dance
04.-		Comus: Sabrina Releasing the Lady from her Spell by John Ogborne designed by Richard Westall. The Poetical Works of John Milton	Original Stipple Engraving (First Edition Impression)	1797	John Ogborne	Richard Westall
05.-		First part of King Henry the 6th. Act II, Scene IV. (London. The Temple Garden. Earl of Somerset, Suffolk and Warwick; Richard Plantagenet, Vernon, etc.) by John Ogborne designed by Josiah Boydell. Shakspeare Gallery	Original Stipple Engraving (Proof Before Title Impression)	1790	John Ogborne	Josiah Boydell
06.-		Paradise Lost: Death Leaving the Gates of Hell for the World of Man by John Ogborne designed by Richard Westall.The Poetical Works of John Milton	Original Stipple Engraving (First Edition Impression)	1795	John Ogborne	Richard Westall

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Title:	Charles Pratt, Earl Camden
Engraver:	Ogborne, John (Chelmsford, 1755 - London, 1837)
Designer:	Dance, George (British, 1741 - 1825)
Date:	1794
Medium:	Original Stipple Engraving
Note:	John Ogborne: During the late eighteenth century the technique known as stipple engraving was at the forefront of British graphic art. Briefly, a stipple engraving was created by employing a multitude of flicks or dots as opposed to lines, thus making it a more tonal composition. Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, Italy, 1727 - Lisbon, Portugal, 1815), an Italian engraver, introduced the technique to England and taught most of Britain's greatest stipple engravers. John Ogborne was one of his finest students.
	During his career John Ogborne engraved many fine plates in both colour and black and white after the contemporary designs of Westall, Kauffmann, Smirke and Stothard. John Ogborne also worked for John Boydell on his famous Shakespeare and Milton engravings. During the early nineteenth century he turned successfully to topographical views in the medium of aquatint engraving. In some of his engraved work he was assisted by his wife, Mary Ogborne.
	John Ogborne was equally talented in historical and mythological scenes and in figure studies. Charles Pratt, Earl Camden is one of his most impressive portrait engravings. It is based upon a design created in 1793 by George Dance (British, 1741 - 1825). This impression is inscribed "At Brighton, Sepr. 23rd, 1793" and signed, "Geo Dance" within the image. The engraver's name, "J. Ogborne", title, "Charles Pratt, Earl Camden" and publisher's details "Published as the Act directs, Novr. 1794. No. 29, Upper Gower Street" are printed below the image. This engraving depicts a half length portrait of Charles Pratt in profile to the left. Both The National Portrait Gallery, London, and the National Library of Australia include an impression of this original engraving in their permanent collections.
	A Biographical Note: Charles Pratt was one of England's most prominent eighteenth century jurists. In 1761 he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas and became lord chancellor in 1766. Pratt later served as president of the council under both the Marquess of Rockingham and William Pitt. In 1786 he was granted the title of Earl Camden.
Size:	15 X 11 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon thick wove paper and with large, full margins as published in London in 1794. Bearing the full title and publisher's address "Published as the Act directs, Novr. 1794. No. 29, Upper Gower Street" along the lower margin. Containing slight scuffing in the outer margins (well removed from the actual engraving), else a strongly printed impression and in very good condition throughout. Charles Pratt, Earl Camden represents a prime, original example of the art of John Ogborne and of British portrait engraving of the late eighteenth century.
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