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Elisha Kirkall

Also known as: Elisha Kirkall; primary name: Kirkall, Elisha; misidentification: Kirkall, Edward
Details: individual; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: c.1682-1742
Address: Vine (Wine) Office Court, Fleet Street (1721-4: see Burlington Mag. 1998, p.95, n.10)
Biography: Printmaker, traditionally wrongly called 'Edward'. b. Sheffield, to London c.1700. Worked in a wide variety of types and genres. Used a unique charoscuro technique in the 1720s combining woodcut, etching and mezzotint (see curator's comment for X,6.108). Sloane formed a large collection of 57 of his coloured prints, which he bequeathed to the BM (X,6.87 to 143: see sv.X,6.1). Photograph of trade card in Heal Collection (Heal,59.97) advertising "All sorts of Engraving as Steel & Silver Sealls [sic] with Flat Stitch upon Copper Plates Large or small & all Coats of Arms according to true Heraldry by E. Kirkall. Against ye Morris Dancers in St. Martins Le grand." Heal's annotations on mount: "Bagford Bills. Circa 1715. See back of mount for Kirkall's receipt 1722 (Heal,59.98). Bryan's 'Dictionary of Painters & Engravers' says Edward Kirkall was born at Sheffield about 1695 & is supposed to have engraved plates in an edition of Terrence issued in 1712. He engraved bookplates also. Pope in his 'Dunciad' says 'In flowers & pearls bounteous [sic] Kirkall drest [sic]' referring to his liberal decorations in his portraits of the day. In 1724 he was in Wine Office Court, Fleet St." Heal,59.98 is a subscription receipt stating "London 1772. Received of_____One Guinea being the first Payment for 12 Prints in Claro Obscuro which I Promise to deliver when Finished on the Payment of One Guinea more. Witness my Hand: E Kirkall." Heal's annotations on mount: "See front of mount for photograph of Kirkall's trade-card (Heal,59.97)"
Bibliography: Edward Hodnett 'Elisha Kirkall c.1682-1742, Master of White Line Engraving in Relief and Illustrator of Croxall's Aesop' in the Book Collector, 1976 (reprint in P&D Library at Ar.5.3,11)

256 related objects

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1891,1217.5.1-13 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:François Boitard |
Production date: 1666 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1972,U.422.1-4 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Bernard Lintott |
Production date: 1736 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1972,U.423.1-6 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Bernard Lintott |
Production date: 1736 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1972,U.424.1-3 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Bernard Lintott |
Production date: 1736 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1972,U.421.1-5 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Bernard Lintott |
Production date: 1736 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,59.97 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1715 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: 1877,0210.713 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1707

print

Title: Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other |
Museum number: M,29.22 |
Producer name: After:Thomas BastonPrint made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1721

print

Title: His tenet Imperium Pelagi Britannia Magna Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships |
Museum number: M,29.11 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1721

print

Title: A Representation of the Fishery of Great Britain, Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships |
Museum number: M,29.14 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1721

print

Title: Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other |
Museum number: M,29.21 |
Producer name: After:Thomas BastonPrint made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1721

print

Title: A view of the whale fishery |
Museum number: Y,4.83 |
Producer name: After:Elisha KirkallAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1750

print

Title: The suppos'd monument of the Horatii and Curiacii near Albano, or antient Alba |
Museum number: 1874,0808.993 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Title: Isis a latere |
Museum number: 1870,0514.2325 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Dr William Stukeley |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Title: A Prospect of the Ruins of Glastenbury Abby |
Museum number: 1978,U.1933 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Dr William Stukeley |
Production date: 1723

print

Title: A View of Diocletian's Baths |
Museum number: M,36.36 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Museum number: 1900,1019.247 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Museum number: 1923,1112.170 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1730

print

Museum number: 1923,1112.173 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1730

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2464 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Adriaen van Ostade |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: X,6.92 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Giovanni Francesco Penni |
Production date: 1724

print; satirical print

Title: The Midnight Magistrate |
Museum number: 1880,0807.36 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Egbert van Heemskerck II |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: 1878,0112.22 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Palma Giovane |
Production date: 1723

print

Museum number: X,6.104 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Title: The appearance of the Total Solar eclipse from Haradon hill May 11. 1724 |
Museum number: 1978,U.1946 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Dr William Stukeley |
Production date: 1724

print

Museum number: 1923,1112.172 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1730

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2481 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2475 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Peter Monamy |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2462 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Joseph Goupy |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2473 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1994 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1724

print

Title: The Fountain of the Hunters |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2482 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Philips Wouwerman |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Title: view of the Fleet, which brought hom his Majesty King Charles the II.d in May 1660 |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2467 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1736-1742

print; satirical print

Title: Her Funeral A Harlot's Progress |
Museum number: Cc,2.97 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1732

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1872,0511.1016 |
Producer name: After:Louis ChéronPrint made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1728

print

Museum number: X,6.121 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Johann Elias Ridinger |
Production date: 1729

print; satirical print

Title: In a high Salivation A Harlot's Progress |
Museum number: Cc,2.96 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1732

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.2010 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Joseph Goupy |
Production date: 1710-1742

print

Title: The Section of Augustus's Bath |
Museum number: 1874,0808.2159.1-2 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1721-1740

print

Title: The Section of Augustus's Bath breadth wise / length wise opposite to the Colonnade |
Museum number: 1874,0808.2160 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1721-1740

print

Title: Francesco Bernardi, detto il Sensesino |
Museum number: 1893,1018.92 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Joseph Goupy |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1989 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Paulus Pontius |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: X,6.140 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Peter Monamy |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Museum number: 1873,1213.542 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Giulio Romano |
Production date: 1722

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1991 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Paolo Farinati |
Production date: 1723

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2465 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Title: Francesco Bernardi, detto il Sensesino |
Museum number: K,64.20 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Joseph Goupy |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Museum number: 1928,0310.106 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1728

print

Museum number: 1923,1112.171 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1730

print

Title: Salmacis & Hermaphrodite. Ovid Metam. L.6 |
Museum number: X,6.112 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: X,6.142 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1710-1730

print

Museum number: 1878,0112.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1724

print

Museum number: X,6.114 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Ciro Ferri |
Production date: 1723

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2478 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Thomas Wijck |
Production date: 1697-1742

print; satirical print

Title: Her arrival in London A Harlot's Progress |
Museum number: Cc,2.93 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1732

print

Museum number: 1928,0310.104 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jacobus van Huysum |
Production date: 1728

print

Title: View of the Fleet, which brought home his Majesty King Charles the IId in May 1660 |
Museum number: X,6.127 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: X,6.99 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Giulio Romano |
Production date: 1722

print

Museum number: X,6.122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Thomas Baston |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Museum number: X,6.143 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2489 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Louis Chéron |
Production date: 1722

print; satirical print

Title: Her Funeral A Harlot's Progress |
Museum number: Cc,3.203 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1732

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.2002 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Paolo Veronese |
Production date: 1724

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.2011 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Joseph Goupy |
Production date: 1710-1742

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2485 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Federico Zuccaro |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: X,6.115 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Jan Wyck |
Production date: 1700-1742

print

Title: Salvator Mundi |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2480 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Title: Syser Spring at Caster in Lincolnsh. July 26. 1724 (a Roman work) |
Museum number: X,6.123 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Dr William Stukeley |
Production date: 1724

print

Museum number: X,6.118 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Adriaen van Diest |
Production date: 1700-1742

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.1943 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Louis Chéron |
Production date: 1718 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.1931 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Louis Chéron |
Production date: 1718 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: View of Tellicherry |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2470 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:George Lambert |
Production date: 1734 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: X,6.132 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Fight in 1672 |
Museum number: X,6.135 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; extra-illustrated book; book-illustration

Museum number: 1869,1224.603.1-2105 |
Producer name: Published by:AckermannPrint made by:Edward Edwards |
Production date: 1760-1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.1945 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Louis Chéron |
Production date: 1718 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book

Title: The Iliad of Homer |
Museum number: 1972,U.405.1-6 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Bernard Picart |
Production date: 1734 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1868,0612.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1724

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: X,6.134 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1978,U.1935 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Jacob Tonson the elder |
Production date: 1717 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1983 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Enea Salmeggia |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1992 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Ciro Ferri |
Production date: 1723

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: X,6.137 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: 1874,0808.2015 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: X,6.138 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.2003 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: X,6.129 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.1942 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Louis Chéron |
Production date: 1718 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Set of 16 sea-pieces |
Museum number: 1868,0711.441 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1720-1730 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: X,6.109 |
Producer name: After:Louis ChéronPrint made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1720s

print; satirical print

Title: In the House of Correction A Harlot's Progress |
Museum number: Cc,3.202 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1732

print; satirical print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1870,0709.77 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Sam Briscoe |
Production date: 1708 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1984 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Louis Chéron |
Production date: 1720s

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1978,U.1937 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Pierre Berchet |
Production date: 1718 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 2010,7081.2486 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Francesco Salviati |
Production date: 1697-1742

print

Museum number: 1978,U.1936 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallPublished by:Jacob Tonson the elder |
Production date: 1717 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1996 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Giulio Romano |
Production date: 1722

print

Title: View of Fort William |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2469 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:George Lambert |
Production date: 1734 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.2000 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1722

print

Museum number: 1918,0713.41 |
Producer name: BIOG33848 Print made by:Elisha Kirkall |
Production date: 1720-1730

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