Thomas Paine / Romney pinxt. ; Sharp sc. – Vintage Print
![Thomas Paine / Romney pinxt. ; Sharp sc., London : Published and sold by E. Truelove ; [1794] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e8/e86509d0fe5a-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Thomas Paine / Romney pinxt. ; Sharp sc., an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Thomas Paine / Romney pinxt. ; Sharp sc.
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Thomas Paine appears here as a sitter in his own right, rendered by the engraver William Sharp after a 1792 painting by George Romney. The print appeared in London around 1794, a period when Paine's writings had made him one of the most controversial figures in Britain. His *Rights of Man* defended the French Revolution and attacked hereditary monarchy, and in 1792 he was prosecuted in absentia for seditious libel and fled to France. Engravings like this one carried his likeness to readers who could not see the original, and they show how quickly a radical author's face became a symbol in the public debate.
| Created / published | London : Published and sold by E. Truelove ; [1794] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1790-1800.Engravings 1790-1800. |
| Notes | Title from item. Engraving of a 1792 painting by George Romney. |
| Subjects | Paine, Thomas,--1737-1809. Authors--1790-1800. Philosophers--1790-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,248 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114928 |
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