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John Clark

Also known as: John Clark; primary name: Clark, John
Details: individual; printmaker; publisher/printer; British; Male
Life dates: 1683-1736
Address: at the bottom of Warwick Court in Holborn, over against Chancery Lane, London Grays Inn, London
Biography: Writing-master, engraver and printseller in London. Three trade cards in Heal Collection. Heal,59.31 advertises "John Clark Engraver...Vive le Burin." Heal,59.32 advertises "John Clark, Engraver and Print-Seller, in Grays Inn, London. Vive le Burin." Heal's annotations on mount: "Compare small card or book label (Heal,59.33) of J. Clark engraver & printseller, Grays Inn, London." Heal,59.33 advertises "15 Mantlings Compartments. Price 6 Pence. Sold by J. Clark Engraver & Printseller, Grays-Inn, London." Heal's annotations on mount: "Compare 2 photographs of Trade cards in H.C. Levis' Collection (1) John Clark engraver & printseller in Grays Inn, London. (2) John Clark engraver at ye bottom of Warwick Court in Holborn over against Chancery Lane, near London." Trade card (D,2.3414) and photograph of an identical trade card in Banks Collection (Banks,59.37) advertise "John Clark Engraver and Print-Seller in Grays Inn London. Vive Le Burin. Where may be had all sorts of Maps or Prints, & great variety of Books for Youth to Draw after. The best black-Lead Pencils; Right Indian-Ink, & Water-Colours. At which Place are Engrav'd Steel or Silver-Seals & Stamps, Names Cut on Brass or Wood for the Use of such as cannot Write. Also Arms, Crests & Cyphers on Gold & Silver Plate; Copper-Plates for Books & other Uses; Blank Notes for Bankers, Shop-keepers-Bills &c. At Reasonable Rates."

43 related objects

drawing; album; print

Museum number: 1892,0411.116.1-25 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1785-1790

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,106.24 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,59.32 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1725 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,59.31 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1725 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,59.37 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1725 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Title: John Clark |
Museum number: 1877,0811.624 |
Producer name: Print made by:George Bickham the ElderAfter:Thomas Forster |
Production date: 1712

print

Title: James the 5th. King of Scotland |
Museum number: 1873,0510.1045 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 18thC

print; frontispiece

Title: John Clark W.M. |
Museum number: 1866,1114.580 |
Producer name: BIOG19578 Print made by:George Bickham the Elder |
Production date: 1708

print; broadside

Title: Writing Masters of London |
Museum number: 1870,1008.1074 |
Producer name: BIOG19578 Print made by:George Bickham the Elder |
Production date: 18thC(early)

print; broadside

Title: Writing Masters of London |
Museum number: 1906,0719.15 |
Producer name: BIOG19578 Print made by:George Bickham the Elder |
Production date: 18thC(early)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.810 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1760-1818

print; satirical print

Title: The Funeral Procession of Madam Geneva Sepr 29 1736 |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3582 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Published by:John Clark |
Production date: 1736 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Musick Introduc'd to Apollo by Minerva |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1507 |
Producer name: Print made by:William HogarthPublished by:John Clark |
Production date: 1727 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Joshua Ward Esq |
Museum number: 1902,1011.1939 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the YoungerAfter:Ed Loving |
Production date: 1730-1756 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Title: The Loves of the Gods Tabulæ novem coelo elaboratæ ad totidem Titiani ar |
Museum number: 1878,0914.52 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1708-1709 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.3414 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ClarkAfter:Pierre Berchet |
Production date: 1700-1720

print; satirical print

Title: The Surrey-Wonder |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3518 |
Producer name: Print made by:James VertueAfter:George Vertue |
Production date: 1726 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Mr Petit a French Surgeon sent from Paris to Doctor Meagre |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3516 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1726 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Surrey-Wonder |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3519 |
Producer name: Print made by:James VertueAfter:George Vertue |
Production date: 1726 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Isaac Watts. V.D.M |
Museum number: 1849,1031.100 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertuePublished by:John Clark |
Production date: 1722 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Rev.d John Clark |
Museum number: 1943,0410.152 |
Producer name: BIOG30532 Print made by:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1800

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,35.59 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1725

print; ornament print

Title: Thirty three shields & compartments for monumental inscriptions, coats of arms &c of great use to ar |
Museum number: 1913,1216.16-27 |
Producer name: After:James GibbsPublished by:John Clark |
Production date: 1731

print

Title: Humphrey Prideaux, D.D. |
Museum number: 1853,0112.1674 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ClarkAfter:Enoch Seeman |
Production date: 1722

print; broadside

Title: A poem on writing |
Museum number: 1866,1114.687 |
Producer name: BIOG19578 Print made by:George Bickham the Elder |
Production date: 18thC(early)

print

Museum number: 1876,1209.614 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1784

print

Museum number: 1852,0214.313 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1784

print

Title: April The Twelve Months of Fruit |
Museum number: 1859,0709.652 |
Producer name: After:Pieter Casteels IIIPrint made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1733

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,59.33 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1720 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Rev.d John Clark |
Museum number: 1872,0810.470 |
Producer name: Print made by:William RidleyAfter:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1800 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Callot's Beggars Les Gueux |
Museum number: 1977,U.261.1-8 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ClarkAfter:Jacques Callot |
Production date: 1760s |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,76.4 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Surrey-Wonder |
Museum number: Cc,3.180 |
Producer name: Print made by:James VertuePublished by:John Clark |
Production date: 1726 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Museum number: Heal,82.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ClarkAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1754-1779

print; satirical print

Museum number: 1868,0808.3505 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1737-1738 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Dicky Dickinson, Governour of Scarborough Spaw |
Museum number: 1851,0308.207 |
Producer name: BIOG132859 Print made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1725

print; book-illustration

Title: Ioannes Owen S.T.P. Decan. Aed. Chr. et Per Quinquenn. Vicecanc. Oxon. |
Museum number: P,5.210 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Robert White |
Production date: 1703-1736 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Musick Introduc'd to Apollo by Minerva |
Museum number: 1842,0806.405 |
Producer name: Print made by:William HogarthPublished by:John Clark |
Production date: 1727 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Museum number: Heal,100.19 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ClarkAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1735 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

token

Museum number: T.3386 |
Authority: BIOG88738 Issuer:John Clark |
Production date: 1649-1672 |
Production place: Issued in:London (England)

token

Museum number: 2012,4001.493 |
Authority: BIOG233069 Issuer:John Clark |
Production date: 1668 |
Production place: Issued in:London (England)

vase

Museum number: 2003,0102.1 |
Producer name: Factory of:Nymolle Keramisk FabrikDesigned by:Gunnar Nylund |
Production date: 1960-1970 |
Production place: Made in:Denmark

watch; watch-case

Museum number: 1888,1201.233 |
Producer name: BIOG67299 Made by:John Clark |
Production date: 1650-1660 |
Production place: Made in:Bristol (England)

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