Sir Brooke Boothby 6th Bt mw19919, Joshua Reynolds

Sir brooke boothby 6th baronet (1744-1824). Sir brooke boothby was a minor poet and landowner in derbyshire. He was part of the many people in the intellectual circles of lichfield who welcomed jean-jaques rousseau to england in 1766-7. After his return from exile boothby visited rousseau in paris where he obtained a copy of his autobiography. Boothby was instrumental in the book being published in lichfield in 1780 after the authors death. Many well-off people had their portraits rendered by joseph wright of derby and boothby's unusual portrait shows a copy of that book. Date: 23 March 1797 published (1784). Medium: mezzotint print.

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Author: John Raphael Smith (1752–1812) After Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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neoclassicism john raphael smith male portraits by joshua reynolds engravings after joshua reynolds sir brooke boothby 18th-century portrait engravings in the national portrait gallery, london 18th-century engraved portraits of men at bust length 18th-century engraved portraits of men at half length follower of joseph wright of derby sir brooke boothby, 6th baronet mezzotint print joshua reynolds