Henry Callender Esq.

Lemuel Francis Abbott Engraving

Originally done in 1812 as a mezzotint. Although Abbott (1760-1803) was better known for his 1790 print "The Blackheath Golfer" which is famous as the first golf print to be widely published. This is the other mezzotint he published in 1812, as Abbott only published two. The subject of the portrait, Henry Callender, was a captain of the Society of Golfers at Blackheath, to which this plate was originally dedicated by William Ward.

Print has been mounted to board and overall is 22 1/2" x 31". Plate size 23 3/4" x 16". Date unknown but looks to be early 1900s.