JONES, John after Thomas HARDY

William Osborn, M.D

London: Published by J. Jones No. 75 Great Portland Street, April 2, 1791. Mezzotint. Proof before title. Printed on fine laid paper. In pristine condition. Image size: 17 3/16 x 13 13/16 inches. Sheet size: 20 7/16 x 15 ¾ inches. Plate mark: 20 x 13 7/8 inches.

A magnificent proof impression of John Jones's stunning portrait of William Osborne, the famous man-midwife.

William Osborne was a renowned man-midwife, whose inventions and voluminous writings greatly expanded the medical field. He became licentiate in midwifery of the College of Physicians in 1783, at which he was a respected lecturer and an admired researcher. He invented an improved obstetric forceps and published numerous essays on the practices of midwifery.

Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits 58, state not described; Russell, English Mezzotint Portraits, and their States or i/iii; O'Donoghue, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits... in the British Museum 1, i/ii; Lennox-Boyd & Stogdon, state i/iiv.

Item #16101

Price: $350.00