British painter and engraver (1750–1823)

John Fothergill. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi after R. Livesay, 1782.

A skeleton wrestling with a man, the man seems to be winning. Engraving by R. Livesay after W. Hogarth.

John Bigg, an eccentric hermit. Etching attributed to R. Livesay, 1787.

William Hogarth making a drawing of his companions and himself as they shave and take their breakfast. Etching by Richard Livesay, 1781, after William Hogarth, 1732.

A skeleton (death) wrestling with a man, the skeleton seems to be winning. Engraving by R. Livesay after W. Hogarth.

William Hogarth embarking on a boat in the Thames near Sheerness, accompanied by four friends. Etching by R. Livesay after S. Scott and W. Hogarth.

1 print : engraving ; image 24.2 x 35.2 cm

1 print : stipple engraving, printed in sepia

1 print : engraving ; image 24.5 x 35.6 cm

1 print : stipple engraving, with engraved lettering ; image and border 11.2 x 9 cm

Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, consort to King George III. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi after R. Livesay.

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A skeleton wrestling with a man, the man seems to be winning. Engraving by R. Livesay after W. Hogarth.

John Fothergill. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi after R. Livesay, 1782.

A skeleton (death) wrestling with a man, the skeleton seems to be winning. Engraving by R. Livesay after W. Hogarth.

William Hogarth embarking on a boat in the Thames near Sheerness, accompanied by four friends. Etching by R. Livesay after S. Scott and W. Hogarth.

Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, consort to King George III. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi after R. Livesay.

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