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C1814
Brazen Nose, Oxford. Some for sense have measured heads, Some quiet other proposes, But Oxford now the fashion leads, Sense measured by the Nose is.
Artist:
William McCleary
Irish published caricature of William Cleaver (1742-1815), Principal of Brasenose College 1785-1809. Cleaver was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and bishop of three sees. He was at Magdalen College, Oxford, and after taking his B.A. degree, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Brazen Nose, Oxford. Some for sense have measured heads, Some quiet other proposes, But Oxford now the fashion leads, Sense measured by the Nose is.
Date:
C1814
Artist:
William McCleary
Condition:
Minor soiling to margins, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Etching with original hand colouring
Image Size:
220mm
x 295mm
Paper Size:
407mm
x 272mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1814
Description:
Irish published caricature of William Cleaver (1742-1815), Principal of Brasenose College 1785-1809.
Cleaver was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and bishop of three sees. He was at Magdalen College, Oxford, and after taking his B.A. degree, 1761, was a fellow of Brasenose College; he became M.A. on 2 May 1764. In 1768 he was a candidate for the Bodleian librarianship. The votes between him and his competitor John Price were equal, and the latter was appointed on account of being a few months the senior. Cleaver became tutor to George Nugent-Temple-Grenville. He was successively made vicar of Northop in Flintshire, prebendary of Westminster (1784), Principal of Brasenose College (1785), bishop of Chester (1787), bishop of Bangor (1800), and bishop of St Asaph (1806). He retained the headship of Brasenose until 1809, and almost constantly lived there. He was interested in the higher education of women.
Biography:
William McCleary
McCleary began trading from premises located at 31 Lower Ormond Quay in 1791 and by 1798 his business had become sufficiently successful to allow him to move to a larger shop located on Nassau Street. The street, which overlooked College Green, was one of Dublin’s most fashionable shopping areas and home to several shops selling luxury goods such as jewellery, fine clothing and confectionary.
